Example sentences of "['s] [adj] [noun sg] go [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alton Hockey Club 's junior section goes from strength to strength . |
| 2 | Mrs Mawdsley then asked administration manager Dave McCreary if she could take two weeks ' annual leave and a week 's unpaid leave to go on holiday . |
| 3 | Bernard 's second sister went to Corfu for a holiday and came back with holiday snaps . |
| 4 | The bulk of the ministry 's technically-sophisticated work goes to companies or divisions of companies that deal almost exclusively with the Ministry of Defence . |
| 5 | Mr Evans had been employed in the marketing and sales field in Bristol but was left jobless when the firm 's holding company went into receivership . |
| 6 | In Kuwait , at the height of summer , up to two thirds of the country 's generating capacity goes to air conditioners . |
| 7 | Electing a President for the first time ( Mauritius having become a republic in March 1992 — see p. 38804 ) , the National Assembly on June 30 chose Cassam Uteem , hitherto Minister for Industry and Industrial Technology ; Uteem 's ministerial post went to Bashir Khodabux , also of the Mouvement militant mauricien ( MMM ) . |
| 8 | In the years that followed , Mary 's eldest daughter went to Bible college to train for the mission field . |
| 9 | Prize winner for this month 's BEST LETTER goes to Robert Watson 's ‘ TV DISCOURTESY ’ ( see below ) ; why are music lovers , hooked by anonymous music accompanying a TV programme or film , kept in the dark ? |
| 10 | Four-wheel-drive cuts out when the tractor 's forward speed goes above 9.3mph and is re-engaged when it drops below 8.7mph . |
| 11 | The same happens if the tractor 's forward speed goes above 9.3mph or if the front wheels turn more than 20deg . |
| 12 | Last year 's main award went to Dr Martin Wiseman , head of nutrition at the Department of Health . |