Example sentences of "[adv] go [adj] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has to practise using buses and trains , perhaps going first with the carer , then with the carer following , and finally on his own . |
| 2 | so went straight for the calcium chloride , this is the page where you did it . |
| 3 | But something obviously went wrong with the scenario this time around because ‘ Blues Soul ’ is , whisper it not , the CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR . |
| 4 | You do n't suddenly go blind for the duration of a ‘ phone call and are , therefore , prey to all sorts of visual distractions — people walking past the window , someone coming in to see you and so on . |
| 5 | Finally , try not to go wild with the amount of equipment you buy , because you can use money for other things . |
| 6 | A plaintive cry from the Organisation of Africa Unity will largely go unheard in the world 's chanceries . |
| 7 | He forecast that the 1992 grain harvest would be better than the previous year , and could guarantee that the people would not go hungry during the winter . |
| 8 | The filming did not go unnoticed by the rest of the village near Henley-on-Thames . |
| 9 | Characters must not go white in the face , that is to say , or tremble like leaves — ‘ not because these phrases are clichés , but because they are untrue . ’ |
| 10 | The success of the tests had not gone unnoticed at the Air Ministry . |
| 11 | The hand he held in his was slowly going numb from the effort required to stop her fingers curling round his . |
| 12 | If it still goes wrong on the day , never mind . |
| 13 | The Chemistry in Britain editorial office , like many others , contains several battered copies of ‘ Collins ’ — F. Howard Collins ' Authors ' and printers ' dictionary , published at the beginning of the century by Oxford University Press ( OUP ) and still going strong in the guise of the Oxford dictionary for writers and editors . |
| 14 | The concentration of women in industries and occupations where seasonal , temporary and casual rather than fixed contract working prevails also goes much of the way to explaining why the majority of female temporary workers are also part-timers . |
| 15 | Coleraine started brightly with Cook and Brian Donaghy both going close in the opening three minutes , but the Crues settled quickly and were presented with a golden opportunity to go ahead in the 12th minute . |
| 16 | His fingers were also going numb from the strain of gripping the rope and taking the weight of his body . |
| 17 | They are also going strong in the running for a League and Irish Cup double . |
| 18 | Well , you can probably go some of the way by concentrating on the humanity of the policemen you need to portray . |
| 19 | So I 'm now going straight for the black ? |
| 20 | But the legal action centres on allegations of delays and detailed specifications for the payroll and personnel system which is just now going live in the area boards — almost four years late . |
| 21 | FIRMS are now going bust at the rate of THREE an HOUR . |
| 22 | Such experiences often go unrecognised in the workplace . |
| 23 | I shall now go some of the way up this valley , as far as the Col du Tourmalet at the end of it — what lies on the far side of the col must wait for the section of this chapter on the valley of the Adour . |
| 24 | And pleas from his predecessor for 50 more officers to fight crime have so far gone unanswered by the Home Office . |
| 25 | And tomorrow , if they have n't gone cold on the idea of an expedition , at least they 'll be well prepared . |
| 26 | Well you 're right yes , it would be this year but I did n't go much at the end of last year did I ? |
| 27 | Oh yes it would n't go naked through the post would it ? |
| 28 | Ca n't go wrong for the money . |
| 29 | Estimates were sought to replace the refreshment counter and erm indeed we went ahead with one of the estimates and the firm then went bankrupt in the meantime which erm I imagine is something Colin that you 're well used to . |
| 30 | Well that 's right , yes , and the other thing as well , I should n't really be telling you this , , because it 's bad news for us but , if you in fact write a long , rambling press release , what you will find is that the journalist will almost , almost certainly go three-quarters of the way down it to find the real story which is hidden in there , and occasionally that real story is purposely hidden down in there , and you know you look at any council minutes , and the real story is always , inevitably hidden down there , because it 's the bit that somebody does n't want people to know about , and so journalists are naturally trained to go down the bit to find out what 's it about . |