Example sentences of "[noun] went [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Markby went back to the living room where the Queen 's Speech was finished , Matthew and Emma were watching a film and Emily had been sick .
2 the we the wee fella went out into the hallway and
3 The light went on in the hall and the door opened .
4 A light went on in the house opposite .
5 The mess tin went back into the cupboard .
6 Taking a hint from the fame and antiquity of Egyptian flax working , Roberts went off to the banks of the Nile to study the Temple of Karnak , and came back to build Mr Marshall a factory in like fashion , which soon became known , naturally enough , as the Temple Mill .
7 Fierce Eyes went out into the storm and returned with the grandmother 's grizzled skull , the hair frozen into spikes which he broke off and cast on to the fire , where they sizzled , cooled , then flared .
8 But his eyes went back to the Workshops and he frowned and sought for the right thing to say .
9 Wayne Biggins went down in the box .
10 The wind went round to the east and freshened .
11 ‘ Do n't let Dad hear for God 's sake , ’ she moaned quietly , as all her inhibitions went out of the window .
12 Some of the tension went out of the room .
13 When the Nationalists won only one seat at the general election of 1970 , the tension went out of the argument .
14 Then the boat went down between the waves and she could see only mountains of wild water everywhere .
15 Toby went down to the door and returned , followed by Sikes .
16 The horse went up to the manger and stood there .
17 The superintendent went back to the shop-floor and David looked at Rachel .
18 Gazza 's former Spurs team-mate Gary Lineker turned his talents to cricket yesterday and made 103 for Cross Arrows at Lord 's , but his side went down to the Stock Exchange by five wickets
19 Woolley went over to the wall map .
20 Woolley went over to the adjutant 's office .
21 One of his two sixes off left-arm spinner henry went out of the ground , and play was held up while police vainly chased a thief who made off with the ball .
22 ‘ You told me , Hugh , what the priest 's man of Upton said , how he parted from Aldhelm at Preston , while Aldhelm went on to the ferry . ’
23 Well I did we we talked about this , you see Mary Anne , half way through the conversation er Neil went out of the room so that I could to Mary Ann and I said towards the end of my conversation , you know , Mary Ann you 're a very wise person , give me some advice I said , I told her about Neil not wanting no not doing well on the driving , although he can drive she said he does n't want to do it she said do n't hassle him so when he came downstairs I said I 've been talking to Mary Ann and she sends you her love and because , of course , you know , we 've got a grandson , you know she had a son , my
24 Horatia fled and Rossmayne went back to the window where he had been standing when the bad dream had begun .
25 The two brothers went back into the Guild Office , and Ebenezer began to gasp and splutter , telling his story as best he could : what Florrie had said to him about Tom 's letter and what Tom had threatened to do … .
26 The car went off up the drift as many times Goblander had gone .
27 Gloria and Dot went down to the Town Hall once a fortnight to collect Dot 's vitamin ration .
28 So Gloria and Dot went back down the area steps to their room , leaving the sunshine behind .
29 Meredith went up to the rehearsal room in a less tetchy state of mind .
30 Roger Courtney went back to the raiding of the SBS which we will follow in later Chapters .
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