Example sentences of "[noun prp] went [adv prt] to [art] [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | When Ruth went down to the lower deck it was a hive of activity , with the strangest thing she had so far seen taking place . |
| 4 | Sharpe went through to the deserted kitchens and found some bread , cheese and ale . |
| 5 | Kalchu went down to the stable and selected a he-goat . |
| 6 | Meg went up to the familiar ward hoping against hope to find Carolyn back in her bed again . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Alexandra went over to the long glass on a mahogany frame that stood in the bow window and looked at herself . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | After I started with Veronica , Mrs D went back to the First Spiritualists . ’ |
| 12 | Nelson went around to the far side of the table , and sat down to wait as Lucas was brought from his cell . |
| 13 | At sixteen , Coleby left school with two ‘ O ’ levels , while Peter went on to the sixth form . |
| 14 | Peter went over to a carved oak buffet where drinks were laid out , and at the sound of clinking glass Marc said over his shoulder , ‘ Do n't start knocking it back . |
| 15 | Wycliffe went through to the little room which had been set aside for callers . |
| 16 | Benjamin went over to the open window , staring across at the darkened mass of the forest . |
| 17 | Penelope went over to the long mirror to survey the general effect of her dress . |
| 18 | ‘ Love one , ’ said Greg , and watched as Hilary went over to a little kettle on a hot-plate in the corner of the room and slopped boiling water over a tea-bag . |
| 19 | Alice went up to the second floor in the lift , let herself into the flat and read , for the ninth or tenth time , the letter she had left for Mike . |
| 20 | 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 ? ’ |
| 21 | Merrill went over to the wide settee and sank down into the feather cushions . |