Example sentences of "[pers pn] went and [verb] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We said goodbye , and I went and waited in the hall , which was ablaze with the Matisse colours of Christmas decorations . |
| 2 | I went and looked in the dustbin to see if he was back in there but . |
| 3 | So I said I went and lay in the in these bull rushes and I got half a brick , yes , he says , and I saw them coming and he says and I threw it and hit him this er blackleg with this half brick . |
| 4 | I went and stood in the sitting room doorway , but I could n't get any further — my legs would n't move . |
| 5 | I went and stood in the corridor and watched the towns and villages flash past ; we went through Chalon-sur-Saône , Dijon and on towards Lyons . |
| 6 | I went and stood in the kitchen door , while he watched the vriki . |
| 7 | I went and stood in the doorway of my office , indicating that I was ready to start work again . |
| 8 | I remember this time after school there was a fight between blacks and whites ; I went and stayed in the toilets for a half-hour thinking what I should do and that 's when I really took a look at myself and thought about the white kids calling me names and the black kids saying ‘ come on ’ so I said ‘ all right ’ . |
| 9 | I went and sat in the churchyard and wept for Mrs Mitchell and Nelly and prayed for myself to be forgiven and for them to be looked after . |
| 10 | I went and sat in the sun on the garage roof , now that it was quiet . |
| 11 | If you went and stood in the same place now then obviously it would look different in that sense , would n't it so the background if you like would be different would n't it with high rise and maybe a different . |