Example sentences of "[noun pl] go [adv prt] in [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A niece of the former Labour minister Douglas Jay and first cousin of Peter Jay , the former British ambassador in Washington who is now the BBC 's economics editor , her ratings went up in certain quarters when she once said of Mrs Thatcher : ‘ She is not the sort of person one would invite to dinner . ’ |
| 2 | Years gone by in one town I you could tell from the drainage whether it was a colliery or a pottery . |
| 3 | The village started half-alive about her , lights went on in some windows , then off again as the daylight strengthened . |
| 4 | I mean the old boy network is pretty bad in this country , but er , it 's similar sorts of things go on in developing countries , and because there 's much less of an industrial sector there , the government sector itself , erm , plays a very important role in , in employment . |
| 5 | When the clocks go back in late October it will be dark by five o'clock in the afternoon . |
| 6 | A kitchen tends to fall into one of three categories depending on its physical limitations and your life pattern : it may be designed purely as a work room when all the other family activities go on in other rooms ; or it may be a room where the work is done and some or all family meals are taken ; or finally it may bc the real centre of the house , where work is done , meals are taken and where the family congregates . |
| 7 | It should not be forgotten either that in this so-called era of peace , there are wars going on in many parts of the world which means that some people are living in an unsafe environment and in constant danger . |
| 8 | The figure shows that the rates of caesarean sections , epidural anaesthesia , and forceps and vacuum extractions went down in some maternity units but increased in most of them . |
| 9 | ‘ If ships go down in shallow water , ’ adds Michael Cohen , ‘ cargoes are damaged by the tides . |
| 10 | The quotations go on in this vein for pages on end for every conceivable sort of occupation . |
| 11 | What sort of men go round in brown sacks ? |