Example sentences of "gone [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certain people , perhaps because they were friendly with one doctor but held a higher opinion of the professional ability of the other , took to carrying cards in their pockets which gave the relevant instructions in case they should find themselves too far gone to claim the doctor they wanted . |
| 2 | A jemmy might suggest the murderer had gone to burgle the premises . |
| 3 | Making out they 'd gone to see the daffodils . |
| 4 | Rosemarie had gone to see the film with her mum and dad — and let them know straight away that she was n't impressed with its factual accuracy . |
| 5 | Most of the family were present when Anne asked her mother if she could have her dress altered , and after she had gone to see the Misses Dolan Tony said , ‘ I think it 's a shame Anne ca n't go out and enjoy herself . |
| 6 | It 's almost painful to tell kids who have gone to see The Graduate eight times that once was enough for you because you 've already seen it eighty times with Charles Ray and Robert Harron and Richard Barthlemess and Richard Cromwell and Charles Farrell … |
| 7 | After his evening rounds Dr Laurent had gone to see the result . |
| 8 | Let us say that we have gone to see the Parthenon in particular , reputedly the greatest building ever conceived by man . |
| 9 | ‘ Gone to see the Bishop . ’ |
| 10 | Joanna spoke softly , with one eye on Helen , who had gone to sterilise the instruments . |
| 11 | She heard her grandmother informing her that out there , in that Mongolian vastness , was ‘ The Dragon 's Tomb ’ where her own great-grandfather had gone to find the dinosaur eggs . |
| 12 | In the evening they were to sing by the lake and gone to inspect the stage . |
| 13 | I had gone to visit the RSPB 's osprey reserve at Loch Garten , and had been struck by the symbolism of that site , where the birds flew free and the humans were , in effect , in a cage . |
| 14 | In discussion , he said he 'd been here once before , and he 'd gone to visit the government . |
| 15 | But if the Milettis had scored a point with their choice of driver , Zen felt that he got one back when Ivy named their destination : the bar , identified by Lucaroni , where Ubaldo Valesio had gone to receive the phone calls from the gang , situated in a village about ten kilometres from Perugia . |
| 16 | All his food has gone to nourish the lady , and to placate the woman , so that she would stay here and nurse her. , |
| 17 | The others had gone already — had gone to fetch the boy and plant the explosives . |
| 18 | Yeah , that 's what Alan said they were away were n't they , she 'd only gone to walk the dog |
| 19 | He 's gone to shut the back gate cos mummy could n't be bothered . |
| 20 | Shortly before the battle of Evesham , Prince Edward surprised Simon Junior 's knights asleep in Kenilworth town , where the castle garrison had gone to use the baths . |
| 21 | Gone to do the round of our relatives . |
| 22 | The kidnapped officials had gone to negotiate the release of hostages captured in July , including deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Kavsadze [ see p. 39019 ] . |
| 23 | Seb also managed to stutter his thanks to Christian before following Carrie to the kitchen where she had gone to put the kettle on the hob to make coffee for everyone . |
| 24 | If we knew she 'd gone to climb the Himalayas , we would n't care . |
| 25 | Indeed , Eoin O'Duffy , who led an Irish contingent to Spain to help Franco , maintained that they had gone to fight the battle of Christianity against Communism , a view which was confirmed for them by the Irish Dominican father , Revd Paul O' Sullivan when he said : |
| 26 | ‘ You should empty the teapot over the old horror 's head , ’ suggested Lili when our hostess had gone to replenish the jug of milk . |
| 27 | His Mum had gone to switch the television on . |
| 28 | Had she gone to spread the word ? |
| 29 | On Saturday afternoon , most of the men had gone to watch the City at home , most of the women had taken to the washing machine . |
| 30 | Our friends , who had gone to investigate the river , quickly decided that the call of the Kinloch Rannoch Hotel was far stronger than the call of April fishing . |