Example sentences of "it [vb past] [prep] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In financial terms , it was n't a particularly large programme : by the mid-1980s it amounted to about £300 million . |
| 2 | Jolleys reported 41% ( 343 ) of women of all ages having inappropriate leakage of urine , but in 232 ( 70% ) of these it amounted to only dampening of underwear . |
| 3 | The guide price for Cradley was £1.75m , and market sources believe it sold for about £1.9m , suggesting a yield less than 4.5% . |
| 4 | Estimated at $20–30,000 it sold for only $16,000 ( £8,900 ) to a private collector . |
| 5 | It led to impossibly puritan attitudes , a crusade against the enjoyments of the artisan , onslaughts on the bullfight , not because it was cruel , but because it wasted working time ; it supported an attack on charity as an anti-social habit , which merged with the bleak belief of later liberals in the virtues of competition . |
| 6 | In Northamptonshire it rose by just 2% . |
| 7 | ‘ I made a list of everything I bought and it came to around £700 . |
| 8 | It seemed like only moments after Shiona had fallen asleep that the light snapped on in the compartment and a strong hand was dragging her from her bunk . |
| 9 | The aggregate of outstanding balances fluctuated quite violently , falling sharply especially in 1947 , but for 1945–51 as a whole it fell by only £70 million . |
| 10 | The public sector now only contributes around 17% of GDFCF , yet as recently as the late 1960s , it accounted for over 50% . |