Example sentences of "have gone [adv prt] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ( It has gone up a bit since then , but not back to the post-1945 level . )
2 The size of the speaker has gone up a notch here to 10″ , with the dimension of the ports increased accordingly .
3 Things have really taken off , our whole output has gone up a notch .
4 ‘ He has gone down a treat with the members , who have a lot of affection for him , ’ he said .
5 ‘ 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 .
6 However , there is 5000 tonnes a year of , presumably , both mildly and highly toxic wastes that appears to have gone down a hole somewhere — perhaps literally .
7 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 .
8 It had gone down a lot though .
9 fags have gone up a penny .
10 Fred says to me fa fags have gone up a penny .
11 Yeah , it 's gone round a bit now .
12 So when you look at it on a yearly basis and a compare it to what it was a few years ago , Yes it 's gone up a lot .
13 ‘ 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 .
14 Petrol 's gone down a bit .
15 But it 's gone down a lot .
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