Example sentences of "[noun] going [adv] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | New Scientist published an article with the transfixing title of ‘ The search for scale invariant cosmology ’ , showing that there was a search going on for a deeper understanding of the Universe . |
| 2 | Airdrie and Falkirk clashed in the First Division 's match of the day last Saturday , the home side going ahead through a scrambled goal by Andy Smith in the twenty sixth minute , and it looked like that was going to be enough for two points . |
| 3 | Airdrie and Falkirk clashed in the First Division 's match of the day last Saturday , the home side going ahead through a scrambled goal by Andy Smith in the twenty sixth minute , and it looked like that was going to be enough for two points . |
| 4 | We heard that the Lincolnshire and Yorkshire stations lost far more men and aircraft than we did , and there was also a horrible story going around of an unfortunate rear gunner trapped in his turret as his plane landed , unable to get out and being roasted alive in full view of the ground crew , until a Wing Commander whipped out his revolver and shot him . |
| 5 | David Oates going well in a new saloon car racing class . |
| 6 | Recriminations over the sound and an equivocal audience response ( some pogoed , most stared blankly on as a repeat offender dove on to dance to ‘ Motown Junk ’ ) sees the set and with the bass ricocheting off the backdrop , the drum kit going down to a repeated kicking and singer James making messy love to his gorgeous white Gibson . |
| 7 | Rights and properties going back to a remote and undocumented past appeared to him to have a sanction which no later enactment — not even by the pope — could alter . |
| 8 | And er a gent used to have er a gentleman going round with a great long stick . |
| 9 | That 's despite profits going DOWN by a third to £778 million because of the hot weather . |
| 10 | Nevil Sanderson going out with a female Tory , ye Gods and little fishes ! ’ |
| 11 | Trouble from racists who objected to a white woman going out with a black man . |
| 12 | She started going through her bag , making sure she had everything , like a woman going out for an ordinary evening . |
| 13 | sudden change in behaviour or lifestyles , for example going around with a new set of friends |
| 14 | You miss the encounter , but realize abruptly that you are a Blank Generation Kid going Nowhere on a Fast Track to Nothingness , and start spitting obscenely in deserted playgrounds . |
| 15 | er and therefore for that very reason do not like to see the Government going in for a whole series of embarrassing defeats er and erm getting into very grave difficulties with an important Bill and I therefore arise only to ask my Noble Friend er at the last minute would like to consider very seriously erm a conciliatory reply of whether accepting er the amendments with er or er or some of them er with er er er view to their reconsideration or asking those who propose them to defer them from to from today 's sitting , there 's still further sittings ahead , but whether he was prepared to ask them to give him a chance to reflect without incurring serious Government defeats to reflect further on whether further amendments can not and should not be made . |
| 16 | That is to be increased and perhaps there should be an increase in the sentence for hardened criminals going out with a criminal purpose and carrying a knife . |
| 17 | You 're talking about er three thirty mil going out at a premium price , erm your one litre at an economy price and your two litre back at a premium price . |
| 18 | As it goes r you 've heard something sort of er say an ashtray going round on a hard surface . |
| 19 | He says he 's convinced he saw Mrs Maxwell going out in a small car . |