Example sentences of "went [prep] the near " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er I myself went for the nearest exit which was out a window , I assume everyone else erm panicked and I could hear quite a few people running running down the corridor from the first floor . |
| 2 | They all went into the nearest back-court , a circle was formed , the contestants stripped to the waist , then faced each other . |
| 3 | He rushed past me and went into the nearest building . |
| 4 | We went to the nearest pub in our sodden clothes and reflected on our great holiday . |
| 5 | For centuries the traveller who wanted to cross a sea or an ocean went to the nearest port and hung about until he found a ship going in his direction . |
| 6 | On Mondays you went to the nearest school . |
| 7 | She went to the nearest Protestant school , which was over at Kilcock , and learned to read and write with the daughters of their friends . |
| 8 | He climbed the three steps to the door , and pushed at it , but it was securely locked , so he went to the nearest window . |
| 9 | They went to the nearest cinema : it was an American film , dubbed , from one of Hemingway 's short stories . |
| 10 | When I first went to work , I went and joined the union , there was n't one in the factory I was working in and so I went to the nearest er trade union office and joined . |