Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] go [adv prt] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | One such occasion was Labor Day 1949 , when my parents went off on a holiday barbecue or picnic and deposited the three oldest toys — David [ eight ] , Johnny [ six ] and Alvin [ four ] — with a teenage black babysitter named Earl at the Ritz to see Li'l Abner [ the early black and white version , with Buster Keaton in a small part ] and I Married a Witch . |
| 2 | My dad went off with a Rodeo Groupie , that 's what Mom says . |
| 3 | Her words went in like a knife . |
| 4 | Nosey parkering round the piles of recently acquired books while her hostess goes off for a pee , she announces on Rainbow 's return — ‘ I was right . |
| 5 | Their names went up on a list on the school board as being entitled to free lunches . |
| 6 | Miraculously , her voice went on in a steady stream , without a quiver , while her mind tried to take in what had happened . |
| 7 | Her glass went over with a crystal Ting ! |
| 8 | He had seen the pressure army wives were under , had seen their faces crumple when their men went out on a mission . |
| 9 | His work demonstrates that an older person was much more likely to be taken into the household of a relative if they were able to contribute something in return , for example doing domestic work , or looking after children while their mother went out to a job . |
| 10 | It was his grandmother he spent his fifth birthday with and that same year his parents went off on a tour of the Commonwealth , which took them away from him for six long months . |
| 11 | His wife went over to a casket and took out a small roll of parchment . |
| 12 | ‘ He stayed in his room when his wife went off for a jaunt round Oxford , remember ? |
| 13 | Adam stared round , and his head went up like a frightened horse 's . |
| 14 | Automatically , his hand went out for a chocolate biscuit . |
| 15 | His speech goes back into a relaxed drawl , eyebrows half-cocked this time , and a mischievous glint makes the instigator of this flash of temper wonder whether he meant it in the first place . |
| 16 | Our takings went up by a few shillings each week and pretty soon we had to expand and move the kitchens upstairs , where Malc 's Mom made our famous home-made pies ' . |