Example sentences of "[noun pl] has rise [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The cost of replacing your possessions has risen greatly in recent years .
2 The cost of getting rid of paint sludges has risen tenfold to $250 a barrel .
3 The scale of dental charges has risen sharply since the 1970s and now approaches the economic cost .
4 In fact the numbers of female motorists has risen sharply over the past few years and since 1987 the number has almost doubled .
5 The proportion of women combatants has risen considerably over the last three years .
6 New entry to the industry has been frequent ( Table 5.8 ) ; the total number of bookrunners has risen sharply since 1980 and 54 firms have entered the top 50 issuers since 1975 , while 15 firms have gained positions in the top 10 lead managers for the first time ( see Table 5.8 ) .
7 The number of reported seroconversions has risen steadily since 1986 ; the number of cases in which transmission of HIV-1 was known to have occurred during 1990–2 ( 157 ) was more than double the number recorded during 1987–9 ( 74 ) .
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