Example sentences of "of [noun pl] going [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I 'VE heard of prisoners going on the run to prove their innocence , but here 's a prisoner who says he 's on the run to prove his GUILT . |
2 | However , the numbers were small and examination of the data showed that several of the Blacks were arrested on one day ( during riots ) and at least one was charged with robbery , probably with adults ; this one incident could have accounted for the larger percentage of Blacks going to the Crown Court . |
3 | There will be a number of wires going to the motherboard including the main power connector . |
4 | ‘ There is a band of mercenaries going round the circuit , but I would n't pay them in washers — even the big names ’ — JOHN PERKINS ( Pontypool coach ) on player transfers in Wales . |
5 | If you were at Aurae Phiala this afternoon you probably saw something of a party of schoolboys going round the site with a teacher in charge . |
6 | The number of trekkers going into the area is only partially to blame . |
7 | Including heifers , there would be four categories of cattle going through the market . |
8 | The number of businesses going to the wall was 21pc higher than the previous quarter and 20pc up on the same period a year ago , underlining the renewed strength of recession since the spring . |
9 | The number of businesses going to the wall was 21% higher than the previous quarter and 20% up on the same period a year ago , underlining the renewed strength of recession since the spring . |
10 | And he hit a lorry full of pigs going to the abattoir at Woolwich . ’ |
11 | Ruthless penalising of malingerers and also of sides going over the top has brought about a quiet revolution . |
12 | The twang of the bows , the thrum of shafts going through the air , and the pug as they hit the bank , were the only sounds to break the heavy sultriness of the afternoon . |