Example sentences of "we went [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It was hard to know where to start but we went for a private sale and a Mazda 323 on the basis that Dave Baker ( our friend in Christchurch ) has a Mazda 323 and what 's good for Dave is good for us !
2 But we went for a long walk and Ally started talking about his work in a way I had n't heard before .
3 We went to a black bookstore in Birmingham , the guy took one look , saw the gun on the cover and said no .
4 There was a Lot of chanting , and after , wards we went to a posh hotel and I got a free hat .
5 The monster that said ‘ Hee-haw ! ’ carried me on its back and we went to a little river .
6 Of course we went to a little market and naturally we bought a couple of plaited strings of garlic which will go mouldy before we 've finished them .
7 We went to a public meeting at the Albert Hall , me and her , when Sir Oswald Mosely came to .
8 We went to a cold boarding house . ’
9 The last time we went to Provence we went to a natural history exhibition in the village arranged by the anciens — the senior citizens .
10 The particular Friday night when the Yeti sealed my fate , we went to an end-of-run party for the school play , Doctor Faustus it was that year .
11 We went up a narrow street where children peered out of doorways .
12 Another member of the audience asked , ‘ What would be different this time around as we went through a similar identity crisis 5 or so years ago . ’
13 He said : ‘ There was a crackle of automatic gunfire as we went through a Croatian checkpoint .
14 We went through a narrow passage into a smaller yard and Harry entered a box and got hold of a horse 's head collar .
15 We went across a large lake and then took a hike up a trail to see some old steam engines and lots of parts strewn about ; the trains were once used to transport the logs .
16 We went down a long corridor to a door bearing a sign ‘ Latvia pilot operation ’ .
17 Off we went as a tumultuous procession through the streets of West London .
18 So for example , if I went on er a job on Monday I could possibly draw gun number three but the following day if we went on a similar operation I might get gun number six .
19 no a couple of weeks later , erm , we , we went on a big route marching stuff and he was in agony the old stubble
20 We went on a little steam train as well .
21 Six of us went into a big room with her .
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