'V by amount' - Construction 1
| Name: | the increase by an amount construction |
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| Description: | An entity or quantity increases or decreases by an amount. The phrase following 'by' indicates the amount. |
| Verbs: | climb, increase, jump, rise, soar, surge, swell, widen, go up, shoot up; decline, decrease, depreciate, dip, dive, drop, fall, plummet, plunge, shrink, sink, slide, slip, slump, tumble, come down, go down |
| Example: | The number of nights spent by visitors increased by 1.5 %. (enTenTen20) |
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