Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] go [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Research in child development suggests that there appear to be no differences between male and female humour , at least until school age , where boys go in for practical jokes more than girls . |
| 2 | er that things go on like that . |
| 3 | In the first case there were probably between 135,000 and 170,000 woollen and worsted textile workers involved in the dispute , although estimates go up to 240,000 , and every union and all sections of the textile workforce were unified in the action which they took . |
| 4 | They spotted a fast-moving object on 26 April and messages went out to optical observatories to identify it . |
| 5 | ‘ After the collisions the plates were able to adjust each time — fairly quickly it seems — and things went back to normal until something else came crashing in . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ If things go on like this , there will be no doormen and that will make it even worse , ’ he said . |
| 7 | ‘ If ships go down in shallow water , ’ adds Michael Cohen , ‘ cargoes are damaged by the tides . |
| 8 | If astronauts go off on long journeys , in any direction in three-dimensional space , they 'll get to the boundary of our universe . |
| 9 | Income tax thresholds and allowances go up by six point eight per cent . |
| 10 | Family Day at OBEX was the highlight of the year , and preparations went on for several weeks in advance . |
| 11 | Wages edged up to an average of £19.58 , and the bank rate came down to 6 per cent , but mortgages went up from 6 to 6&1/4% . |
| 12 | There was a dramatic fall in light industrial output , while savings went up by 133,400 million yuan , the largest rise ever . |