Example sentences of "[noun pl] go [adv prt] [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the weeks and months went by and the war seemed turning in favour of the Allies , I became more and more attached to the Semmens household , even to the point of getting to know some of the family friends such as Mrs Helen Margo and her sister , who owned and managed a shop of Oriental goods on Howe Street . |
| 2 | Then the weeks went by and the radio stations went off , one by one . |
| 3 | We went with Traffens one year , the first year in fact we went with Traffens and that was super because when we got to the other side sort of , it was then about ten o'clock he said well if you if there 's enough people want it we will transform your transform your seats into bunks and most people wanted and you were able to push the seats so one , two pairs of seats one of the seats went up and the other went down and you had four bunks |
| 4 | The years go by and the Collector undoubtedly felt , as many of us feel , that one uses up so many options , so much energy , simply in trying to find out what life is all about . |
| 5 | At least he and Lavinia had each other and Shaw Place although as the years went by and the money grew less , things became increasingly difficult . |
| 6 | The lights went up and a picture of the confectionery kiosk appeared on the screen . |
| 7 | As there were no accumulators on the train the lights went out if the engine uncoupled from the train . |
| 8 | Halfway between Victoria and Gatwick there was a power failure , the lights went out and the train ground to a halt . |
| 9 | Registration figures went down when the poll tax was introduced , but — at least nationally — they staged a marked recovery in 1992 , more than compensating for the 1989 drop . |
| 10 | the lights go out and the guide will remind us |
| 11 | when the lights go out and the lying begins . |
| 12 | Before they were finished , the first charges went off and the place became a hornets ' nest . |
| 13 | You many have thought , like me , that serving hatches went out when the craze for eating in the kitchen came back into fashion . |
| 14 | Great cheers went up when a hit was scored , or when the police dragged someone out on the opposite side . |