Example sentences of "fell by [n mass] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First half profit before tax at British Telecom fell by 36% to £1.03bn . |
| 2 | Digital Sound Corp has reported first quarter net losses of $740,000 against profits of $1.1m last time , on turnover that fell by 30% to $6.7m . |
| 3 | First half profit before tax fell by 67% to £13.1m at Bristol & West ; the fall was attributed to a rise in bad debt charges from £7.2m to £29.7m . |
| 4 | The UK 's largest insurance broker , Willis Corroon , reported that first half profit before tax fell by 22% to £54.1m . |
| 5 | The GB price of cull cows fell by 0.69p to 77.90p per kg lw during the Thursday/Wednesday week ended 28 October . |
| 6 | Pre-tax profits at Britain 's biggest bank Barclays fell by £230m to £533m , and the bank announced that on-going rationalisation and job losses would continue . |
| 7 | First half profit before tax fell by 17% to £70m at United Biscuits . |
| 8 | General Parametrics Inc has reported first quarter net losses of $226,000 against profits of $175,000 last time , on turnover that fell by 17% to $2.9m . |
| 9 | Profit before tax at Associated British Foods fell by 11% to £297m in the year to 12 September . |
| 10 | Between 1970 and 1983 total French energy consumption fell by 6% with oil consumption the main element of the fall ( — 24% ) partly as a result of the replacement of oil by nuclear power for electricity generation . |
| 11 | First half profit before tax fell by 12% to £44.5m at Laporte ; eps fell by 6% to 18.8p . |
| 12 | Symbol Technologies Inc has reported first quarter net profit down 84.7% at $727,000 , after $744,000 charges due to the cumulative effect of an accounting change last time , on turnover that fell by 6% to $83.7m . |
| 13 | First half profit before tax rose by 11% to £369m at Lloyds Bank , by 109% to £211m at National Westminster Bank , and fell by 23% to £64m at Standard Chartered . |
| 14 | The GB cull cow price fell by 1.16p to 109.86p per kg lw during the Thurday/Wednesday week ended June 2 . |
| 15 | Profits over the nine-month period fell by 34% to £633m . |
| 16 | The narrower coverage figures show that the amounts outstanding on consumer credit agreements fell by £0.20bn in December following a small fall of £0.03bn in November . |
| 17 | Cincinnati Bell Inc has reported first quarter net profit up 44.1% at $20.8m , after $6.2m non-recurring gains related to the sale of certain businesses , on turnover that fell by 9% to $271.2m . |
| 18 | Hereford cross steer prices fell by 4p to 144.4p per kg lw while Limousin cross prices fell by 2.7p to average 155.7p per kg lw . |
| 19 | Net earnings per share fell by 4% to $0.24 in the quarter , and amounted to $1.03 in the year . |
| 20 | First half profit before tax fell by 12% to £44.5m at Laporte ; eps fell by 6% to 18.8p . |
| 21 | First half profit before tax fell by 12% to £58m at BICC . |
| 22 | Store Cattle : Medium weight ( 300399kg ) Simmental cross store steer prices fell by 1.5p to 111.1p per kg lw during the week ended 24 october while Charolais cross store steer prices rose slightly by 0.4p to 115.9p per kg lw Hereford cross store steer prices increased by 2.4p to 111.1p per kg lw . |
| 23 | Net earnings per share fell by 75% to $0.02 in the quarter . |
| 24 | Net earnings per share amounted to $0.01 in the quarter , and fell by 80% to $0.02 in the year . |
| 25 | First half profit before tax at BET fell by 43% to £40.5m . |
| 26 | Shares fell by 2p to 471p . |
| 27 | In the same period , profit before tax fell by 40% to £64.6m at Yorkshire Bank and by 9% to £59m at Clydesdale Bank . |
| 28 | So far the policy has succeeded : the stockmarket fell by 48% from peak to trough , but has since recovered about a third of its losses . |
| 29 | Net per share fell by 10% to $0.36 . |
| 30 | Net earnings per share fell by 10% to $0.45 in the quarter , and rose by 118.6% to $2.23 in the year . |