Example sentences of "[vb -s] go [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His business has gone down a third . |
| 2 | When describing the apparent relationship , instead of making the somewhat vague generalization ‘ the higher the X , the higher the Y ’ , the linear summary permits a more precise generalization ‘ every time X goes up a certain amount , Y seems to go up a specified multiple of that amount ’ . |
| 3 | The sort of fellow who gets an erection when he hears the bank rate 's gone up a tenth of a percent . |
| 4 | Okay , so she 's gone down a few orifices in her time , but if anyone calls her a hookworm I 'll burst their intestines . |
| 5 | And while th they 're down there , can they put a co re-bend that cornerstone , we used to have a cornerstone , it 's got pushed into the dike , and it 's gone down a few yards |
| 6 | obviously , but he 's , he 's gone down , I , I can see he 's gone down a little bit |