Example sentences of "[pron] go [adj] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One obvious alternative to the hamburger is a sandwich — try chopped chicken or tuna on wholewheat ; ask them to go easy on the mayo . |
| 2 | Whereas , even if nothing goes wrong at the weekend , Mr Smith will have made himself miserable for days in advance . |
| 3 | I went scarlet at the word ‘ knickers ’ . |
| 4 | If I live , I will redeem all my pledges , and if I die , I will answer for their going unredeemed in the judgement . ’ |
| 5 | No she still buys smooth erm I remember I must have been about three years old , it was when we were still up North and mummy was dashing out , it was breakfast time and she go easy on the peanut butter , there 's hardly any left . |
| 6 | In each case you you did it this is what I like you went straight for it you went straight for the salt on the most difficult one the carbonate . |
| 7 | Telling one 's own stories to children of different ages is extremely satisfying and also shows you where you went wrong in the rhythm of a sentence ; unconsciously you alter it to fit the audience in front of you and get it right , so that it makes its point swiftly and powerfully . |
| 8 | Kilns are temperamental — if you get the balance wrong you can feed it till you go blue in the face and get nowhere . ’ |
| 9 | She went weak at the thought . |
| 10 | Every night in the theatre she went high in the air on her swing , over the heads of all the people . |
| 11 | Had n't everything gone wrong from the moment she had come back to Eastlake ? |
| 12 | He lived in at that time just over the road er down the road here and then something went wrong during the war that was over my father and er cos matter of fact when my father come off the dredger erm the Harbourmaster wanted to give him er he give him the push and turned round and he said my father name was . |
| 13 | How would we know if something went wrong with the machine ? |
| 14 | We went first to the Visitor Centre , an old long house barn built of locally quarried limestone and slate , to check up on ‘ new arrivals ’ — summer migrants flying in . |
| 15 | And we went all round the bed and we went all round outside , we went all through the back smelt outside Jane 's door in case she 'd she were on fire could n't find nothing , sat down and read , he said it 's cos the telly 's on and I expect it 's damp and it 's you know |
| 16 | He insisted we went direct to the Tower . |
| 17 | ‘ Nothing went wrong about the lease ? ’ |
| 18 | In the States , says Leigh , they go wild for the lady he affectionately calls his Twiggs . |
| 19 | I think it goes straight in the river . |
| 20 | Goes round like this and then it goes square at the back . |
| 21 | Wow , wow , wow is enough , yes , he goes mad at the post , he drags it all across , all across the hall , all through the lounge . |
| 22 | He went nearer to the picture . |
| 23 | SCOTT Garthwaite 's mum Susan thought he would never hear again when he went deaf at the age of two . |
| 24 | He went pink to the edge of his cap . |
| 25 | ‘ He was the strongest man I ever knew but he went blind through the strain of smithing . |
| 26 | He went crazy round the loop ! |
| 27 | In the privacy of her bedroom she grimaced in the direction of the voice and made her way downstairs , taking her time , not caring if he went grey in the process of waiting for her . |
| 28 | He went red in the face . |
| 29 | ‘ When no-one was available to see him he went red in the face and started thumping the desk , ’ said Ann . |
| 30 | It went all through the family . |