Example sentences of "[noun prp] go [adv prt] to the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 After he left the sisters , Corbett went out to the stable yard where Ranulf and Maltote were waiting with the two retainers from the porter 's lodge .
2 The history of this Fellowship in Orkney goes back to the early 1980s …
3 Alida went round to the far side of the great bed , the unseemly bed , in which her mother 's shrunken body was lost as in a great sea .
4 Sharpe went through to the deserted kitchens and found some bread , cheese and ale .
5 Let's go back and tell Faye to go back to the nursing agency with a more open mind . ’
6 Kalchu went down to the stable and selected a he-goat .
7 Meg went up to the familiar ward hoping against hope to find Carolyn back in her bed again .
8 The Secretary , and committee members Richard Newcombe , Graham Lloyd and Bill Jarvis went along to the proposed building to meet the owner , Mrs Davies , and Mr McCabe from the Leisure Services department , Shropshire County Council to discuss the proposal .
9 As Robert was trying to remember whether that was the college he had said he had attended , Mr Malik went over to the far wall and began to pin up the league table of exam results .
10 Alexandra went over to the long glass on a mahogany frame that stood in the bow window and looked at herself .
11 Having successfully worked himself out of the job of CBN 's Beirut correspondent , Coleman went back to the Middle East in December 1985 , as Condor Television Ltd , a one-man production company with an ‘ office ’ in the Kastantiana hotel , Larnaca , Cyprus .
12 Nelson went around to the far side of the table , and sat down to wait as Lucas was brought from his cell .
13 Wycliffe went through to the little room which had been set aside for callers .
14 Benjamin went over to the open window , staring across at the darkened mass of the forest .
15 Penelope went over to the long mirror to survey the general effect of her dress .
16 Overcome by the regalia worn by this very tall man , John went up to the august personage , slipped a small hand into one of his , and asked ‘ are you the king ? ’
17 Merrill went over to the wide settee and sank down into the feather cushions .
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