Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [num] [unc] [no cls] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , capital inflows have averaged 31 per cent of the trade and commerce flows of the UK ; in 1979 and 1986 however , they were over 50 per cent . |
| 2 | In the statistical period , 1978–81 , losses continued to be greatest in Scotland , the North and Wales ; they were only 4 per cent in Yorkshire and 2 per cent in the East Midlands . |
| 3 | The sales of the largest 100 US firms were nearly double the sales of the largest 100 non-US firm in 1962 ; in 1972 they were only 40 per cent more . |
| 4 | If it were 20 per cent greater , there would be no less dissatisfaction and unfulfilled demand at the margin ; if it were 20 per cent less — I do not mean if it were reduced by 20 per cent but if it were now 20 per cent less than it actually is , nobody would be the wiser . |
| 5 | By 1988 it was over 20 per cent . |
| 6 | The government 's core rate of inflation on consumer products , excluding food and energy prices , was rising at an annual 3.8 per cent recently while it was nearly 6 per cent just a year ago . |
| 7 | However at middle and senior management levels only about 11 per cent are women ( about 1000 out of 8400 ) , although this figure is a considerable improvement on 1984 when it was just four per cent . |
| 8 | For men in the 16-19 age group it was just 1.9 per cent , while for the 60-64 age group it was 10.2 per cent . |
| 9 | Following the Act 's implementation , the proportion of defendants who were refused bail while awaiting summary trial declined for a time , and even though it rose thereafter , in 1999 it was still 1 per cent below the 1979 figure of 16 per cent . |
| 10 | At the same time the level of grant was steadily reduced for all authorities until it was below 50 per cent of local costs . |
| 11 | It was about 80 per cent pure and you know there 's no rubbish in it . |
| 12 | It was only 0.27 per cent . |
| 13 | ‘ The growth in lending in the year to August by Committee of Scottish and London Clearing Banks was only 27 per cent , and for Barclays it was only 10 per cent , ’ she said . |
| 14 | In 1923 , some 25 per cent of the films shown to the trade were British ; the following year it was only five per cent . |
| 15 | But it was only 8 per cent of gravity just above the bearings , and 16 per cent at the roof . |
| 16 | By 1975 it was only 60 per cent of the 1968 level . |
| 17 | Between 1971 and 1976 , the annual growth rate fell to 1.8 per cent and in the following five-year period it was only 0.5 per cent . |
| 18 | At the same time the weight of the gold coin declined , the scale of its production was greatly reduced , and , at the end of the period , it too was debased so that it was only 70–80 per cent pure . |
| 19 | ‘ If he was only 60 per cent today , he is going to be awesome , ’ said proud joint-owner Allen Paulson after the race . |