Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] go [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The tramp choked a little , as if the gum he accepted and popped into his mouth had gone the wrong way .
2 But in this case , the evidence seemed to go the other way , and was the express reason why the magistrates dismissed the charges .
3 Experts say it 's good news for Rover , which could have been sold off if today 's European Court ruling had gone the other way .
4 The fact that the party 's final net loss was only eight seats indicated that Clinton 's popularity had gone a considerable way towards offsetting the effects of reapportionment .
5 The Officer had gone a few yards when he suddenly fell to the ground .
6 Whisper it not at the British Heart Foundation , but we knew that , as well as the salt , into that dinner had gone a dozen eggs , a couple of pints of cream , half a pound of butter , a quarter-pound of sugar and about half a pint of Calvados .
7 Tenison 's face had gone a blotchy pink ; his eyes were staring .
8 By the middle of the fourth century , Christianity had gone a long way towards assimilating the dominant culture of pagan Romans .
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