Example sentences of "[noun sg] go [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The facts are : Lady Eleanor kept to herself , put on her cloak to go for a walk and , in the half-light , slipped on the staircase at Godstowe , fell and broke her neck . ’ |
| 2 | In the Paris of the 19th century , it was a pleasure to go for a stroll and to be delighted by the public buildings . |
| 3 | Second , the speed to go through an object before it is hit out of the way must be developed . |
| 4 | But then she and husband Dave Flame went to a country and western night in cowboy outfits just for fun — and she shot herself in the leg . |
| 5 | For example , how can an adviser go into a school and give advice on procedures , and within weeks go in and inspect those same procedures in a censorial sense ? |
| 6 | The boy went without a name until he was six . |
| 7 | Yes because y if you 've used all your hot water you ca n't have that boiler going for an hour or two can you ? |
| 8 | I 'd like to see that silly next to us on the computer going into an exam and the machine wo n't work for her properly . |
| 9 | As each question is asked each team goes into a huddle and then writes down its answer . |
| 10 | As each question is asked each team goes into a huddle and then writes down its answer . |
| 11 | The wide chimney went without a nut and at the limit of the rope I toppled over my sack and sank onto a ledge . |
| 12 | Mr Tweddle said the driver parked while his wife went into a shop and when he saw her returning he started the car and reversed . |
| 13 | ‘ Compulsive spenders suffer the same urge to go on a binge as compulsive drinkers , eaters or non-eaters , ’ declares Dr Christopher Cook of London 's Middlesex Hospital Psychiatry Unit . |
| 14 | Casabona , 20 , of no fixed address , forced the woman to go to a bedroom and tied her ankles and arms before gagging her mouth with adhesive tape . |
| 15 | It is unnecessary to say anything about the reason why leave to apply for judicial review was granted except to say that the whole or part of the reasons in each case went to a complaint that the particular composition of the disciplinary tribunal gave rise to an appearance of bias . |
| 16 | A man goes into a shop and says , ‘ Can I have Death Wish II , please ? ’ |
| 17 | I then bought some designers ' gouache ( colourfast ) and found I could still paint wet into wet without the whole thing going into a swim as in a watercolour painting . |
| 18 | Forty-nine Britons on an excursion from Cyprus were on the bus going through an underpass when a man dropped a nail bomb from above . |
| 19 | They may for some reason go to a Mother and Baby Home for a short period before and after they have the baby , or even go to live with foster parents . |
| 20 | It is more likely the Goblin will be smashed apart — which although sad is considered a good way to go for a Goblin and infinitely better than being eaten by a peckish troll . |
| 21 | The journey started easily enough , the way going up a track that in summer is an unsurfaced road used by tourists . |
| 22 | Physics Nobel laureate Leon Lederman , told a recent science writers ' dinner : ‘ A guy goes into a store and says , in a loud voice : ‘ A dozen condoms please . ’ |
| 23 | There has been coverage with such as yourselves and er the local papers , and we are getting word of mouth enquiries now , but we , we have said it 's for the newly qualified driver and since we 've started this scheme , I would put newly qualified in inverted commas , because we 've had two or three ladies ring us up who 've had four and five years driving experience as such and they 're frightened to death to go on a motorway and have n't been on a motorway . |
| 24 | But I would say that if obviously a head gasket goes on a vehicle and somebody knowing that fact continues to drive the vehicle , yes — and damages their engine — yes I must say we would reject liability . |
| 25 | But there are precautions which must be taken to make sure the barbecue goes without a hitch and you do n't get a roasting about the raw fare . |