Example sentences of "[v-ing] [coord] go [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He did a lot of walking now — walking and going to the pictures .
2 ‘ Oh , Mum , ’ said Camille , cool with the confidence of the adolescent who knows that the rules of mortality , the risks inherent in living and going about the world , do not apply to her .
3 By ‘ transcendence ’ he simply meant surpassing or going beyond the limits of previous organization .
4 2 After 2 days ' absence , supervisor should again try to make contact by telephoning or going to the person 's house .
5 I had left the room without speaking and gone into the garden .
6 I have enjoyed reading ZZAP ! since early 1987 ( issue 25 ) and have seen many Editors come and go ( I do n't know whether I 'm coming or going at the moment — Ed ) .
7 Er in most of them will er most people in Ireland will be in a pub at some stage of the day you know and it 's no unusual thing to er we 've got a recording studio in we live or I live rather and it 's not unusual to walk out the studio at er lunch time with some people you 'd been recording and go into the pub for a lunch and if you were n't very careful you could still be there that evening singing
8 Even when there was not a conflict of jurisdiction , there would often be much coming and going between the courts to ensure that the various aspects of a complex case were handled in unison ( see pp. 414 f . ) .
9 We are worried at the emotional impact on the children if bodies are coming and going into the church to be washed .
10 Friends came in for a drink and a snack and kept on coming and going for the rest of the day , which was useful as well as friendly because they brought their appetites with them , and most of the refreshments were disposed of .
11 He remembered about twenty-five young children coming and going to the house in Reading .
12 Shelley started sorting the patients ' cards into order , and wonderered why she felt a little hurt at the thought of Victoria coming and going at the Casa Madrid .
13 Rachel stayed in her bedroom dressing , while she heard people coming and going from the villa incessantly , her father cheerful and everyone rushing around like mad trying to get ready .
14 She is responsible for helping the patient and carers in daily tasks such as washing , bathing and going to the toilet .
15 In addition to dependence on people , a person who is physically handicapped will almost certainly be dependent on aids and equipment ; for example , a specially equipped bathroom to minimise the risk of falling while bathing and going to the toilet , and special safety gadgets in the kitchen to ensure that cooking can be accomplished without the risk of being cut or burned .
16 ‘ Then we can finish packing and go to the airport .
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