Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [n mass] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When asset sales are excluded , earnings per share rose from 3.4p to 5p , a 47pc increase . |
| 2 | In Canada , where premium income rose from $96.1m to $139.8m following the acquisition of the general insurance business of the Prudential Corporation , the deficit for the quarter was up from $2.9m to $11.8m — a relatively satisfactory performance in difficult market conditions . |
| 3 | Turnover climbed from £187.2 million to £204.5 million , while earnings per share rose from 5.8p to 6.5p . |
| 4 | When the syntactic component was switched off , the error rate rose from 4% to 30% . |
| 5 | Their net confidence rose from 24% to 46% . |
| 6 | Of unmarried women who became pregnant , the proportion who married the father before the baby was born fell from 40% in 1970 to 11% in 1988 , whereas the proportion of pregnancies terminated by abortion rose from 24% to 37% . |
| 7 | Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company reported that first half profit before tax rose from £73.1m to £101.1m . |
| 8 | Ecu bonds rose from 5% to 10% . |
| 9 | Third quarter replacement cost profit rose from £129m to £172m at British Petroleum , and rose by 58% to £824m at Royal Dutch/Shell Group . |
| 10 | Tipping fees at New York city 's only landfill , Fresh Kills , rose from $10 to $150 a ton between October 1991 and July 1992 ; in northern New Jersey , tipping fees have shown a similar increase . |
| 11 | Losses before tax rose from £47.9m to £146.4m in the year to 30 September 1992 at National Home Loans . |
| 12 | European profits rose from £30m to £42m . |
| 13 | First half profit before tax rose from £43.75m to £47.07m at Tomkins in spite of sales falling by 3.2% to £575.5m . |
| 14 | Earnings per share in the third quarter rose from 17.4p to 18.77p and for the nine months from 45.82p to 48.84p . |
| 15 | Earnings per share in the third quarter rose from 17.4p to 18.77p and for the nine months from 45.82p to 48.84p . |
| 16 | Glaxo rose from 799p to 812p , Wellcome put on 18 to £11.28 and Unilever ended 24 higher at 920p . |
| 17 | New statistics show average incomes rose from £338 to £343 a week ( 1.4pc after inflation ) while average spending increased to £272 from £257 a week ( 5.8pc or 2.3pc after inflation ) . |
| 18 | British Telecom 's contributions rose from £750,000 to £3 million between 1988 and 1990 and those of British Gas leapt from £234,000 to £1.6 million . |
| 19 | Profits from that area rose from £34m to £53m . |
| 20 | Increased market share as new annual premiums rose from $39m to $45.8m and single premiums from $126m to $241.6m . |
| 21 | Capital spending on the environment rose from £184m to £305m , from eight to 14 per cent of total capital expenditure . |
| 22 | In the nine months to 30 September , profit before tax at The Telegraph group rose from £27.5m to £30.3m ; eps fell from 16.5p to 15.7p . |
| 23 | The federation 's finances also picked up , mainly because subscriptions rose from £286,000 to £323,000 . |
| 24 | So the payment increased on average by 75% between the first and the second repetition , while the group payments rose from 93% to 108% ( of an individual payment ) between the first and second repetition clear evidence of a learning effect and slight evidence of a group effect . |
| 25 | On the Stock Exchange the dividend per share was raised from 3.2p to 6p and earnings per share rose from 10.21p to 13.29p . |
| 26 | The average levy per horse rose from £1,640 to £2,700 . |
| 27 | We should also add some part of the cost of the increased numbers of general and senior managers , which rose from 510 in 1986 to 13200 in 1991 , Between 1987 and 1991 the salary bill for general managers rose from £25.7m to £251.5m . |
| 28 | Earnings per share rose from 1.4p to 2p , though turnover dropped from £209.7 million to £174 million . |
| 29 | Guinness rose from 534p to 599p over the two days . |
| 30 | YJ Lovell , which is currently bidding £137million for fellow builder Higgs & Hill says it is too soon to comment on current trading but its profits for the year to September 30 , rose from £24.4million to £33.3million . |