Example sentences of "[prep] going [adv] to [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did think of going down to Syon House but remembered Benjamin 's instructions never to approach Johanna without him being present for she dwelt in a twilight world where every man , except Benjamin , was her seducer . |
| 2 | Gilly finds an excuse for going back to Mr Randolph 's house and she manages to steal the rest of his money , but there is still not enough to pay for her ticket to San Francisco . |
| 3 | I have thought about going up to Clove Lodge in the dark to say hello to Rosa , when I would n't be able to see my old place . |
| 4 | He wondered vaguely about going back to Mrs Short 's boarding house and getting a pen and paper . |
| 5 | For Rob it was like going back to Piccadilly Circus after five years and finding all the buildings have been moved . |
| 6 | After tea she had to ride out on Midnight , which she could work in with going up to Uncle Knacker 's to see the new horses . |
| 7 | Deafness , however , did not prevent him from going off to South Africa and taking part in the Boer War . |
| 8 | He still does n't know the exact reason for the problem that kept him in care for a week — more tests are planned at the end of next month — and which has prevented him from going back to Stamford Bridge , where his coaching has transformed the fortunes of London 's Cinderella club . |
| 9 | And he had no hesitation in going back to St James ' Park to pick up the 24-year-old , who has been out of favour with the First Division leaders since the arrival of former Pompey star John Beresford in the summer . |
| 10 | Just past South Cadbury is Cadbury Castle and you can take a diversion here before going on to Sutton Montis and Queel Camel . |
| 11 | His new show is at Plymouth , where he studied as a schoolboy before going on to Somerset College of Art . |
| 12 | At a brief news conference before going on to Jordan Mr Christopher did not touch on the issue of the deportees . |
| 13 | Grayson played soccer for Parklands High School before going on to Preston College where he played a little rugby in 1989 but never thought of taking up the game . |
| 14 | Philip , who lives in Darlington and attended Longfield Comprehensive before going on to Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College , has already represented his country at under-15 and under-16 levels . |
| 15 | At the back of the folder was a neatly typed list of names and addresses which she photocopied before going downstairs to Rodney Shergold 's office . |
| 16 | ‘ I was just telling you that I reckon it was a good idea — to wait a day before going back to New York , ’ Carole repeated , smiling to herself at the other girl 's slightly abstracted expression . |
| 17 | Ocsian Williams of Arfon battled through three tough sets before going out to George Wilshier of Manchester in a marathon second round encounter in the mens ' event . |
| 18 | " I believe in the instinctive wisdom of our well-tried democracy , " declared Churchill in 1945 — shortly before going down to election defeat . |
| 19 | His season was cut to just four races , the first three of which he won impressively before going down to Forest Sun in the Rendlesham Hurdle at Kempton already suffering from a bug . |
| 20 | But then Mr. Lennis was brought in , he kept saying that all our ways were old-fashioned , and when he wanted something done he could get round Mr. Andrew by going straight to Mr. Ingard . |
| 21 | He has been soundly scourged , verbally , by the girl , and can only respond by going off to Mome Elwis , and giving her another verbose and self-pitying plea ( lines 39 – 62 ) , repetitiously anticipating his own death if his sexual desires are not gratified . |
| 22 | By going down to sea level , you can walk out on to the Rocker de la Vierge , reached by a short gangway , which has a statue of the Virgin on top and the beginnings of a jetty planned by the Emperor Napoleon III but never finished because the sea kept demolishing it . |