Example sentences of "[noun] had go and [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He watched their departure through a spreading mist , and when the last car had gone and the avenue was silent except for the long sigh of grass , he allowed himself to be taken back to his room .
2 On our return the Agent had gone and the women were calm , unlike Bustos , that foolish puppy , spinning at my feet and fixing me with his heartbroken eyes .
3 In sharp contrast to her mood , the rain had gone and the clouds were breaking up to reveal a blue sky .
4 He ran into the path of fellow striker , Lee Nogan , and as both hesitated who was going to put the ball into the empty net , the chance had gone and the ball was hacked away .
5 Ace 's finger remained clamped down on the trigger even after all seven bullets had gone and the slide had locked back in the ‘ empty ’ position .
6 The crowd had gone and a serjeant-at-arms , wearing the florid livery of the city threw dice with his two companions , ignoring the grim carrion swaying just above their heads .
7 The heat of summer had gone and the cooler November days were ideal for running on the superb surface .
8 The swings had gone and the pier had been demolished ; a few years ago the Council had given permission for a café-and-restaurant to be built , but the place had only been open a month when it caught fire and was burned out ; the Fire Brigade could n't get to it , the promenade being too narrow for their vehicles .
9 The yard was still noisy with jangling harness and talk at dusk when the women had gone and the bracket-torches below the fiery sky to the west glowed like running water dyed red .
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