Example sentences of "[pron] go [adv prt] [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I went over to have a look , but found the jungle impenetrable . |
| 2 | Noticing a tiny oratory-style church standing alone in a muddy field , I went over to have a look , leaving Gerry in the car . |
| 3 | Flushed with success , I went on to change a wash basin , a sink , and fitted a washing machine ! , |
| 4 | It was early morning and I went down to answer a bang on the front door of Dad 's house . |
| 5 | WHEN the Royal yacht Britannia berthed at Leith I went down to take a photograph but the police said no one was allowed in . |
| 6 | I went down to have a word with the promotion yesterday and er we have er come to terms and er we are all ready to go for next year . |
| 7 | This much I could see from the outside when I went down to have a look at it . |
| 8 | It is this which produces Leonard 's startling use of juxtaposition , which goes on to become a disavowal technique . ) |
| 9 | They were won by the Hungarian Democratic Form which went on to form a coalition government of right-of-centre parties . |
| 10 | As with all other questions relating to the capping or limiting of grants from the Compensation Fund , the results were swayed heavily by the the large number of sole practitioners who replied using the SPG pro forma response , on which the answer here was ‘ no ’ and which went on to propose a cap of 150,000 for both institutional and private clients . |
| 11 | The sort of people who cried with relief when you went in to buy a piece of Elastoplast . |
| 12 | One Consuela Bailey , who went on to become a Broadway actress of note , is seen as a child actress in Natchez , even then with an alarmingly haughty stage presence . |
| 13 | Latimer Hinks was established on January 29 , 1892 , by Mr John Fenwick Latimer , son of a Methodist minister and a lifelong Liberal who went on to become a Darlington town councillor and alderman . |
| 14 | By chance , Hammarskjold 's assistant , who went on to become a UN ambassador , was n't on board . |
| 15 | The son of a former naval commander who went on to become a sales rep for a marine- engines manufacturer , Tim was educated at Sevenoaks School , a minor public school in Kent where he became house captain . |
| 16 | Scudamore , who went on to ride a record 221 last term , said : ‘ To ride 100 winners is always a thrill . |
| 17 | Silva , who went on to make a 30-footer for an eagle at the second , insists that the confidence he has been given by Mansell 's support has counted for as much , if not more , than the money . |
| 18 | Reviewing my years in Burma , it is I hope clear how one who went out to preach a gospel also heard another gospel , a complementary one , and learned from the gentle , tolerant Buddhists of Burma something close to what the Buddha tried to teach . |
| 19 | And you go back to light a sandbag , and there they all are , and they 're all a bit hot , it 's about , it 's like Hades , and there 's fork-lift trucks flying everywhere and you 've got pretty girls who in , in , in the team when you get down there and they start showing off , that 's alright , do n't mind that , and , and you 've got all these fork- lift trucks flying everywhere , and you 've got men carrying rolls of carpet and you 've got , you know , all this |
| 20 | She went over to fetch a cup of coffee . |
| 21 | She went on to issue a challenge to parents : ‘ The Government is allowing Essex to spend as little as £62 per child for a whole year . |
| 22 | She went on to win a host of medals and trophies . |
| 23 | She went on to win an Oscar for Roman Holiday and charmed cinema-goers with films like Funny Face and My Fair Lady . |
| 24 | She went on to play a character in a padded bra called Bombshell in the 1979 series Delta House , a spin-off from the Animal House film . |
| 25 | I do not know whether she went on to have a family — but I do know that there was now nothing to prevent her doing so . |
| 26 | Her other recreation is playing the violin , something she took up at the age of 11 when she went on to become a member of the Preston Youth Orchestra . |
| 27 | She went down to make a drink , and as she turned the light on in the dingy kitchen a dark thing shot across the floor to disappear under the dresser . |
| 28 | ‘ Shall we go out to see a film tonight , Frankie ? |
| 29 | We went through to see a couple of remarkable rock formations , the Trident and the Judge — no prizes for guessing where they got their names . |
| 30 | when we down to London last week , we went in to see a friend of ours , she works in the sandwich bar |