Example sentences of "[Wh det] [verb] to [det] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is in fact derived from the Afrikaans wyd meaning wide , which refers to this species ' square upper lip , contrasted with the triangular lip of the other African so-called ‘ Black ’ Rhinoceros . |
| 2 | A budget for the 1992-93 biennium , providing for expenditure of US$646,000,000 ( representing a cut in real terms of 4.6 per cent ) , was approved without major controversy [ see p. 37054 for 1989 budget disputes ] , and the USA undertook to pay before January 1992 its arrears for 1991 , which amounted to some $34,000,000 out of a total contribution of around $75,000,000 . |
| 3 | This may be compared to the total inflow of Japanese portfolio investment in the UK over 1986 Q1–1989 Q2 which amounted to some £23.2bn and total foreign inward investment of close to £50bn . |
| 4 | ‘ Technology transfer , which amounts to some £120 million of our turnover , can be achieved through a range of mechanisms — one of course is through publications such as Competitive Edge , ’ explained Dr Stuart Nelson , management director of our Industrial Business Group . |
| 5 | The agreement will have little effect on Mexico 's total foreign debt burden , which amounts to some $80,000 million . |
| 6 | Governors may wish to draw up a common procedure which applies to all staff working in the school . |
| 7 | Maybe this was what happened to most people . |
| 8 | The Soviet government is still nervous of letting the world know what happened to these people . |
| 9 | If I was born in that period , I would be dead already , and you would n't need to listen to me But if you look at this as far as the medical profession and the insurance profession need each other , what happened to these people when they develop an infective condition ? |