Example sentences of "[noun] go [adv prt] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 As I have already noted , some kind of political change goes on at all times , produced by the succession of generations , the rise and fall of dynasties , competition among various social groups , economic and cultural developments , changing external circumstances , and more idiosyncratic factors , which can only be understood fully through detailed historical studies .
2 ‘ The action goes along at break-neck velocity to reach its conclusion and so there is no problem with the audience fidgeting . ’
3 Blagg is n't the type to go off at half cock
4 Such an approach enables active work to go on at all times , including those when no change of placement is contemplated or during periods of waiting for a suitable placement to become available .
5 The moths go in at 50 mph and hit the net at 5 mph so they do n't damage their wings .
6 The moths go in at 50 mph and hit the net at 5 mph so they do n't damage their wings .
7 The take-off flare went up at 0440 hours and Colonel Seawell was the first away as Group Commander .
8 It is up to you , Mr. Deputy Speaker , to decide whether hon. Members are in order , but I must say that the hon. Gentleman went on at considerable length about matters some of which seemed to stray interestingly from the subject of the amendment .
9 The birds went off at noisy full-throttle , right through a herd of deer which had been grazing quietly till then .
10 Such beachcombing activities go on at numerous places around our ‘ sceptred Isle ’ .
11 Broadcast schedules have to be planned in advance , programmes go out at regular times and have slots of fixed length .
12 The first poster went up at Oval station on April 14 .
13 The machine is called a ‘ Fourdrinier ’ machine and mimics the hand process in a continuous conveyor belt fashion with wet pulp going on at one end and a dry roll of paper at the other .
14 That night , it was like firecrackers going off at New Year 's ; the next morning the blood flowed like rivers .
15 She set her alarm clock to go off at hourly intervals throughout the night , but even before its first summons she was disturbed .
16 Valuable metal , plastic , cardboard , rubber , energy go in at one end ; Trabant cars worth less than the sum of these parts emerge at the other .
17 Town rallied and had a good effort from Kenny Campbell , well saved by keeper , Andy Hopping , after Roger Charles had found him with a great cross , but Harefield went in at half time with a deserved one nil lead .
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