Example sentences of "[conj] went [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They suggested that pollution stresses combined to weaken the trees so that , when a ‘ normal ’ stress such as frost or drought came along , the tree died or went into a rapid decline , before succumbing to competition from neighbours or invasion by fungal pests or other disease organisms . |
| 2 | A rather attractive hexagonal room that went off the main library which seemed sort of ideal for study purposes , or teaching purposes that were associated with the library . |
| 3 | He went to appeal , that went to a public enquiry , and the public enquiry upheld his right to do it ; the public enquiry was hosted by the department of the environment , so we lost that on planning grounds . |
| 4 | In a game that went to the fifth day only because many hours were lost to the weather — the actual playing time was two and two-thirds days — one was left wondering what he might have done had he been fully fit . |
| 5 | Of the 12 games that went to the 18th hole during the course of the match overall , only one was won by an American and , as matters got tighter and tighter , the home team got worse and worse . |
| 6 | Anyone who indulged in it for its own sake was an out-and-out sinner — and that went for the resulting offspring , too . ’ |
| 7 | The original trophy that went with the first prize disappeared — it is thought at some time during the eighteenth century — and there was never enough money to replace it . |
| 8 | The emergency stash stood at £200 in fivers , and that went into a back pocket . |
| 9 | Because of the pressures of the Iran-Iraq war , then in its fourth year , the Kurds won concessions that went beyond the 1970 agreement . |
| 10 | Managers came and went at an alarming rate ; there was Board Room take-over ; gates began to dwindle and the Palace were candidates for relegation from well before Christmas . |
| 11 | We crossed the lowered drawbridge and went under an arched entrance depicting the wonderfully carved scene of the Annunciation . |
| 12 | We accept that the statement that he was ‘ beaten to death ’ whilst in police custody was incorrect and went beyond the original inquest verdict of manslaughter . |
| 13 | According to Morgan , when he challenged Docherty , The Doc denied being the source of the story and went through the deceptive rituals of ringing the journalist to complain . |
| 14 | She paid off the cab at Bart 's Hospital , and went through the main entrance . |
| 15 | We lay on the hard , orange clay and went through the different procedures that we would use when we went off to fire on the shooting range . |
| 16 | I knelt down and went through the dead man 's clothing . |
| 17 | They met Colebrooke in the passageway outside , thanked him for his attentions and went down the outside steps into the Tower bailey . |
| 18 | Doing their best for the glory of Canada , the whole field of eleven swept round the bend and went down the far side as if welded together , and it still seemed when they turned for home that that was how they might finish , in a knot . |
| 19 | The moment she hit one of the papers , she braked and went into a long skid , sliding right across the kitchen floor to the other wall , which she thumped into , still standing on her ‘ magic carpet ’ . |
| 20 | Through the gate and over the lumpy ground , and she opened the door and went into a long drill hall with a clacking wooden floor . |
| 21 | Shikampur kept his advantage as Richards roused his mount to full steam , and a quarter of a mile out Pinza swept past and went into a decisive lead . |
| 22 | As I was putting the thermometer back in its case the calf suddenly toppled over and went into a frothing convulsion . |
| 23 | During her researches she went to Lord 's to examine the immense collection which belongs to the MCC and went into the Long Room . |
| 24 | He rushed past me and went into the nearest building . |
| 25 | He got up , flung the strange , savage robe around his shoulders again and went into the other room where she heard him shouting through the door " Is that little matter sorted out yet , at the Dog and Gun ? " |
| 26 | She bought six first-class stamps , took a pound coin from her purse and went into the automatic photo booth . |
| 27 | ‘ Wait here , ’ said Mr Rochester , and went into the secret room where a shout of laughter greeted him . |
| 28 | I ca n't stay here crying with the amah wandering around , she realised , and went into the luxurious master bathroom to bathe and change . |
| 29 | They crossed the dirt road and went into the little surgery , cool out of the direct sun . |
| 30 | ‘ We do n't stamp passports , ’ said the Immigration man huffily as he turned away from the desk and went into the little room behind that served as his office . |