Example sentences of "[noun] went [adv prt] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through such developments , a cadre of AEA managers went up the commercial learning curve . |
| 2 | ‘ Drink went down the wrong way . ’ |
| 3 | Lili 's cigarette smoke went down the wrong way . |
| 4 | On Thursday the weedkiller train went up the Cambrian Coast , thus spending two nights at Machynlleth . |
| 5 | My Bud went down the wrong way and I had a fit of choking . |
| 6 | Dionne went for the outlaw type , or so she said , then mothered and civilised them until they were unrecognisable , and when her dream of civilised and raunchy equality went out the slammed door , there she was alone again , smoking a little more than usual , drinking a little more than necessary and swearing herself to celibacy until the next sulky brow slouched into view and stole her hopeful heart away . |
| 7 | Men went down the main shaft and tried to clear it by shovelling the slurry into tubs which were then hauled to the surface but this was soon abandoned as it was realised that it would take weeks or months to clear a way through to the trapped men . |
| 8 | She goes Dear Doctor Allen , My Mum and Dad went out the other day and I was bored so I started rubbing my dog and my dog got turned on and so did I . |