Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] go [adv prt] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Biochemistry , I see Mrs Hayman 's cholesterol has gone down a bit — Lizzie 's chest X-ray — haematology , Betty 's haemoglobin 's not too good — oh , the Hazell family 's tissue-typing results — ’ She gazed at them shaking her head sadly .
2 under Labour waiting lists have gone up every time we 've had a Labour administration .
3 Premiums have gone up an average 17 per cent this year .
4 And if the faculty chose to go down the specialist qualification route , he added , it would go some way towards restoring credibility in the auditing profession by ensuring that standards are raised .
5 And she was on his knee , and their arms were round each other , and though the sun had gone down the garden at that moment was glorious , full of a blaze of splendour that surrounded them like a halo .
6 Things have really taken off , our whole output has gone up a notch .
7 The traffic lights have gone out the middle .
8 Hughie said : ‘ You can say that shipbuilding in Whitby has gone down the sewer .
9 fags have gone up a penny .
10 Fred says to me fa fags have gone up a penny .
11 The size of the speaker has gone up a notch here to 10″ , with the dimension of the ports increased accordingly .
12 Petrol 's gone down a bit .
13 Tracker 's gone up the line .
14 When it was so cold in the winding shed at the mines that the men begged to go down the pit to get warm .
15 And then if your blood pressure does go down a bit it does n't matter cos you 're lying down .
16 Yes it was sort of my library book 's gone down the back of my cupboard mummy !
17 No I think , I thought we still had a chance , albeit you know the odds had gone down a bit or increased , but er no I thought we still had a chance , it was gon na be harder because if we lost any more by the wayside then you know you 're gon na be , it would 've been very awkward .
18 ‘ Only one thing about that pool , ’ Hugh said , depositing Jacqueline wrapped in a damp towel like a warm parcel in his wife 's arms , ‘ the tide 's gone down a bit .
19 Sheila and Annie did go on a bit last time .
20 Well we was coming down , now the cooker 's gone up the Swannee !
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