Example sentences of "[conj] went [adv prt] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He began to recite a litany of his own successes to himself as he passed down the quiet , thickly carpeted corridors to the executive lift that went up to the eighteenth floor : a new apartment in the smart suburb of Beauséjour ; a smaller apartment in Montparnasse , with a most accommodating young mistress ; two cars , one the largest and latest registration Citroën Familiale ; a generous expense account , which was not queried too closely — he hoped was not queried too closely . |
| 2 | But her host 's calm demeanour as he scribbled a few notes and went on to the next call calmed her fears . |
| 3 | Patrick took his tea and went up to the first floor , to the long landing window which looked over the village green . |
| 4 | They walked to the lift and went up to the fourth floor . |
| 5 | Then I saw an advert for a new consciousness-raising group in Spare Rib , and went along to the first meeting . |
| 6 | He put the letter in his Out tray and moved on to another piece of paper , and then he stopped and went back to the first letter . |
| 7 | Mark crossed the imposing entrance hall and went out for the last time . |
| 8 | However , Nicol failed to capitalise on his lead and went out on the second match ball . |
| 9 | The arguments over who he should drive for went on until the last minute when it was decided that Clark should make the fateful trip to Germany . |