Example sentences of "[was/were] go at " in BNC.

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1 As they came close we watched as they demonstrated the subtle science of reading the often obscure words of the hymn and seeing where they were going at the same time .
2 I do not forget the other unions which were going at that present time helped us out quite a bit .
3 ‘ By gum , they were going at it , ’ concluded one , with an appreciative snicker .
4 ‘ I got my chemistry degree and like everybody else I applied for whatever jobs were going at the time .
5 So if you were going at sixty four , you know , about a millimetre before the sign you have to be going at fifty five a millimetre after the sign er and you can be pulled up by a State Trooper as I was pulled up , quite unjustly I felt .
6 Can you imagine what speed they were going at ?
7 That shop you were going at the cheapest one .
8 In those days there was n't a great deal of of mining , I mean was n't open , and er there was a tremendous amount , well there 's a fair amount of of traffic agricultural traffic , and I mean one had to accept that virtually everything came in , all coal , road stone , erm goods required er for well 's who were going at the time , they er they used the railway .
9 Her auntie was in , but I was to go at any time for the telephone …
10 We all knew each other anyway — I 've known Si the bass player and Chris the drummer for years — but it was one of those places where everyone was going at the time , where you could meet other musicians and bounce some ideas around .
11 We finished our shift at 8 and he was going at 9 , but at 8 , instead of the usual people who came to take over from us , the managing director of the company and his next-door neighbour came in their golfing clothes to pick up whatever tip was being given and we were told to push off .
12 She might have been if she was going at you would n't she ?
13 There was a booming sound in his skull that came in waves , and his vision was going at the edges , like burning paper dwindling and darkening .
14 James said he was going at almost top speed on his 250cc Honda when the front wheel slipped away from under him .
15 He said he was going at 40 to 60 miles per hour .
16 Maybe the local gossip that was going at the time .
17 And it was er , it was quite amazing when we were going on the motorway we saw these cars with erm er er there was like Pakistani erm and Turkish flags flying and when we got , er when we was going at the night time to Blackpool it was crammed !
18 And she went from here about er well she said she was going at quarter past two .
19 Half a mile , and he was right up my arse and I was going at a far pace
20 And he was going at double the speed , I 'm not joking !
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