Example sentences of "[noun prp] went [adv prt] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wanted to know if I could remember whether Mr Meredith went off riding on the day Anna was attacked . ’ |
| 2 | Barnes went on to talk about the valuation of the estate , applying for probate and the possibility of Inheritance Tax . |
| 3 | Betty Allsop , who had overheard the exchange , let out a hoot of laughter , while Maggie went on rubbing at the counter , but Rona 's reply was , ‘ That 'll be the day , even with a fellow like Billings . ’ |
| 4 | Gilgamesh went on to search for the secret of immortality and according to the legend he almost succeeded . |
| 5 | Allitt went over to check on the boy and then shouted to a staff nurse to come quickly . |
| 6 | Dyson went on staring at the raindrops , saying nothing . |
| 7 | Sir John Pennycuick went on to refer to the far-reaching limitations which govern the exercise of the jurisdiction . |
| 8 | But Miss Banks-Smith went on to worry about the effects of such overwhelming attention : ‘ You wonder with something like guilt whether television was good for her . |
| 9 | He was silent after this , but Belinda went on thinking about the subject for some minutes more . |
| 10 | A female friend who was visiting suggested that Amy might have more fun being the Prime Minister than a lowly maid and so Amy went off to dress as the PM . |
| 11 | Having touched on the difficulties of the past year Mr Vernon went on to look at the remarkable successes : |
| 12 | João went off hunting in the Alentejo with his friends for the last three days before the wedding , so Sara had little opportunity to get to know him better . |
| 13 | After loudly supporting an often-uncomfortable Jackson campaign again in the primary , Fulani went on to run on the NAP ticket , winning 240,000 votes in the general election — a considerable performance for a minor party . |
| 14 | After a cursory check , Myeloski went off to talk to the guard at the gate and find a torch . |
| 15 | McIlvanney went on to work on the Scotsman as a news reporter and feature writer , though with his passion for football and boxing , the attraction towards sports was inevitable . |
| 16 | Having eaten her lunch quickly , Tess went back to work with the harvesters in the cornfield until it was dark . |