Table 1: There + be + adjective + noun + in + noun

Time + saw + adjective + noun + in + noun

Note: as you can see in the table, the time phrases can fit in three different places.

Time Verb Adjective Noun Time In the Quantity of Item Time

dramatic

gradual

large decline

marked decrease

There was a(n) (very)

minimal drop amount of

rapid fall number of

Time sharp growth percentage of

Time
in the noun Time
significant increase price of

slight rise value of

slow fluctuation* etc.

saw
small jump*
witnessed
steady plunge*
experienced
steep

sudden

*Some words do not work with all adjectives and adverbs. Only use these with the following:

Fluctuation – dramatic(ly) /Slight(ly) / small.

e.g. There was a dramatic change in the number of arrests.
Jump – dramatic(ally), sudden(ly), sharp(ly) minimal(ly), slight(ly) or small
e.g. There was a sudden jump in the number of arrests.
Plunge – dramatic(ally), sudden(ly)
e.g. 1996 saw a dramatic plunge in the arrest rate to 20.