Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] have [vb pp] [adv] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | You Queenie Warley mentioned earlier that the number of personnel has gone up by what , a hundred per cent ? |
| 2 | Members heard how the number of offences has gone up by seventeen percent in the past year although the actual rate of increase does seem to be slowing up . |
| 3 | Burglary at homes has gone up by 23pc and fraud , shoplifting , and car crime are also rising rapidly . |
| 4 | COCAINE seizures by Customs have gone up by 50 per cent this year , Home Office minister Mr David Mellor told the Commons yesterday during a debate on the misuse of drugs . |
| 5 | The number of hours a week worked by juniors has come down by about 10 hours since the Labour party was in power . |
| 6 | This was mainly due to demobilization , but others may have been attracted to the region due to the fact that through the expropriation of landowners , the area held by peasants had gone up by 65 per cent since 1917 . |