Example sentences of "this [vb past] [prep] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( In 1986 this amounted to £10,500 . ) |
| 2 | According to some estimates this amounted to $3,600,000 million , or more than the annual US gross domestic product . |
| 3 | In 1985 , this amounted to £64 but the first prize was only £40 . |
| 4 | DataCare has generated most of Phonelink 's turnover to date — in 1992 , this amounted to £923,000 , while pre-tax profits , after £414,000 research and development spend , were £31,000 . |
| 5 | In 1982 this amounted to £750 on a bungalow costing £16 300 . |
| 6 | 68% of respondents in the first survey thought televising would ‘ make MPs improve their behaviour ’ , but this declined to 48% after three months of the experiment . |
| 7 | In September , bank lending rose by more than £10 billion , but this fell to £5.2 billion in October . |
| 8 | In 1950 , America consumed half the world 's oil ; by 1960 this fell to 44% and by 1970 it was less than one third . |
| 9 | This resulted in 75% of contracts being placed with the traditional provider . |
| 10 | This cleared on sac.lac. after five days . |
| 11 | This stood at 21% of energy demand in 1973 and was at only 22% in 1983 . |