Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] gone [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An enmity that goes back to the battle of Manzikert in the wilds of Anatolia 922 years ago will not vanish just because something as ephemeral as communism has gone away . |
| 2 | He is certainly thicker , his hair has gone nearly grey , but there is still the charm , the common sense , the self-effacing humour , the mischievousness . |
| 3 | A young scientist is planning to boldly go where no young scientist has gone before . |
| 4 | They still call it melton ; but look at the difference : the heart has gone right out of the cloth . |
| 5 | Already Hewlett-Packard Co has gone about 70% of the way to fitting out its HP 9000 as well as its rapidly ‘ opening ’ HP 3000s with the facilities that mainframe users expect and demand , and machines like Sequent Computer Systems Inc 's Symmetries and NCR Corp 's multi-80486 machines are offering the performance that mainframe users need at a fraction of the price IBM has traditionally demanded , and are not blind to the fact that to win mainframe users ' hearts and minds , they will have to offer the stability and functionality and versatility of the mainframe . |
| 6 | ‘ Social imperialism ’ suggests that the main beneficiaries of this policy were British consumers , and indeed one writer has gone so far as to argue a direct link to the Attlee government 's social reforms : ‘ The nationalisations , medical provision and expansion of education so magnanimously legislated by the Labour Ministry were largely achieved because the Bank of England kept the Sterling Area show on the road . ' |
| 7 | Unlike our sisters and brothers overseas , who are committed to programmes of human resource development , leadership programmes , our work in this field has gone largely unsupported by training in the skills needed to motivate and conscientize others . |
| 8 | Trevor Hughes bravely went where no salesman has gone before , bearding the credit controllers in their den . |
| 9 | Moreover , the North American Securities Administration Association has gone so far as to accuse the South Pacific micro-states of Nauru , Vanuatu , Tonga and the Marshall and Northern Mariana Islands of being ‘ international centres of prostitute banking ’ . |
| 10 | Indeed , the Ramblers Association has gone further than my hon. Friend has suggested in connection with that line , and has stated that , if British Rail increases the speed on a line , it will also be reducing the safety on it . |
| 11 | ‘ Your Mummy has gone away for a long time ’ usually only serves to leave the child frightened but feeling the anxiety of the adults all around which forbids further discussion . |
| 12 | It is high time , therefore , to promote a test ban on this particular brand before dissemination has gone too far to be reversed . |
| 13 | When he speaks on social issues MPs from all sides listen , but in Birkenhead , Labour left-wingers , including some former supporters , believe his free thinking has gone too far . |
| 14 | But Copernican thinking has gone too far . |
| 15 | The mystified motorist whose car has gone wrong may know only that it needs repair and that he should take it to a mechanic : his competence to deal with the matter may go no further . |
| 16 | That the programme has gone so well is a measure of the enormous effort put into it by a partnership of centres and SCOTVEC . |
| 17 | Since then , he says , the film industry has gone downhill . |
| 18 | Some countries such as Spain feel the deal has gone too far , but the EC is expected to buy them off . |
| 19 | However , some parcels can not be delivered , for example because the recipient has gone away or refuses to accept the parcel , in which case we will try to return it to you . |
| 20 | As the years unfold , the penny will drop in the general council of the CBI , as much as on the commuter trains from Basildon , that the whole market-based experiment has gone as far as it can — and the new need is for a government and policies that actively manage the instability and short-termism of the British economy . |
| 21 | ( The light has gone upstage . |
| 22 | The results and methodologies of the HSE Safety Accident Prevention Advisory Unit have now been published and it is clear the study has gone well beyond previous costings . |
| 23 | I hope this term has gone well for you . |
| 24 | Do hope term has gone quite well and that you 're not too tired . |
| 25 | I do not think that research has gone as fast as it should ! |
| 26 | New research has gone further . |
| 27 | My legs are still shaky and my mouth has gone very dry . |
| 28 | Neumeier has gone right to the heart of Shakespeare 's great work , and he has brilliantly chosen both the dance styles and the music to suit the three dramatic groupings of the play . |
| 29 | Well obviously financially the club has gone downhill , I 've no doubt Mark Lawrenson 's name will be mentioned again , Dean Saunders . |
| 30 | We are dedicated to experimentation , to pushing back the frontiers of football as we know them , to boldly go where no self-respecting soccer club has gone before , and no , I do not mean the Whaddon and Mitchley Sunday League . |