Example sentences of "[modal v] go [adv prt] [prep] [num] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 On the other hand , the chance of a ‘ surprise ’ Conservative victory ( bringing with it a soaring pound and a quick cut to interest rates , which would in turn boost the economy ) gave rise to the thought that the index might go up by 300 points .
2 In the end my parents agreed that I could go up for one year instead of being at the Royal College of Music .
3 When you 'd done your thirty years , you 'd go off at two-thirds pension .
4 ‘ The feasting would go on for seven days .
5 He had hoped the orpahns would go back to one home in Russia .
6 HOLLYWOOD would go down on one knee for the exclusive rights to Saturday 's England fly-half qualifier at Gloucester between Rob Andrew and Stuart Barnes .
7 A warning phonecall said the bomb would go off in 15 minutes , but the device exploded just 90 seconds later in the stairwell of the Catholic-owned office complex .
8 On some lines season tickets will go up by eight percent .
9 The conference will go on for 3 days .
10 But the Queen will see just about every past and present RAF aircraft a flypast which will go on for three quarters of an hour .
11 This detailed questionaire will go out to 500 people as part of a pilot study .
12 Its diet consists of herring , mackerel , pilchard , rats-tails and argentines , also squid , and , as it will go down to 610 metres ( 334 fathoms ) deepwater species .
13 The term of the loan is approximately 7 — 12 years for industrial projects but can go up to 20 years for infrastructure investments ( these are investments in areas such as energy , transport , and communications which are beneficial to economic expansion in general ) .
14 This can go on for two hours or more , until all the eggs have been laid .
15 Another problem may be that you only have one machine for both recording and playback so that only one of these activities can go on at one time .
16 Anyone interested in learning karate can go along to 35 College Street , or contact 616453 .
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