Example sentences of "go [conj] [verb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The doctor trekked through the driving snow behind the girl , and then left her downstairs to go and tend to the mother . |
| 2 | I mean do we want to go and stay with the children at camp or shall we stay home ? |
| 3 | He wondered whether he should ask Crumwallis to go and sit with the boarders in the dormitory , while he had a word with this young Freely . |
| 4 | I was going to go and sit by the river with Dorothy Wordsworth . |
| 5 | Do you want to go and sit in the lounge , Joanna ? |
| 6 | ‘ We used to go and sit in the park , on the river bank , and she 'd have a book and I 'd have a book … |
| 7 | He had to go and sit in the woodshed and smoke it . |
| 8 | The well-tested welfare organisation swung into gear , as the Welfare Officer once again climbed into her car to go and speak to the wife and assure her that temporary accommodation had been arranged for her and the family , and that the move from one house to another would be made as smooth as possible . |
| 9 | The Easter egg , overcome by heat , too much food , and an excess of wine , had to go and stand outside the door for a little fresh air , but came back full of verve and ready to tackle some of Willi 's bonbons that were scattered about the room in dishes in case anyone felt the need of more to eat . |
| 10 | so I , I used to , he used to take me home and then he used to go and stand in the queue |
| 11 | I mean we do n't whether she sort of it does n't say whether she volunteered to go and talk to the people in the school , but even so it 's quite it takes quite a lot of doing to stand up in front of a group of people you do n't know and talk about the work . |
| 12 | Yes I sha I shall have to go and talk to the tax people I know about er the the set up . |
| 13 | The parents were then encouraged to go and check on the sister to let Mary see that they were concerned about her and were giving the sister attention . |
| 14 | They You used to go and walk on the face in a morning an and you 'd rap on the face with your pick and buggers are green , ther they 're not ripe yet . |
| 15 | ‘ When the weather gets warmer she will be able to go and practise on the piano in the home of the Misses Montague — we will let her know when this is possible . ’ |
| 16 | On the other hand , I do n't want to go and retire in the country and grow cabbages , in order to prolong my life ! |
| 17 | Most of the men there had families or commitments in England , and while they would support the Irish cause in word and sometimes in deed , no-one ever seriously considered leaving everything to go and fight for the cause . |
| 18 | So it seemed a fairly straightforward move to go and work for the family firm . |
| 19 | In the meantime , the director who would have done it , who is a name director , has asked me to go and work at the RSC because she 's now busy for exactly that period of time . |
| 20 | This word ‘ gently ’ enhances the tenderness of the lines , while ‘ fields unsown ’ tells us that the man had to go and work in the fields , suggesting a strength and a vigour which he must have had and thereby making his death harder to accept . |
| 21 | And Gill gave her job to go and work in the shop and he would n't let her go and work in it . |
| 22 | It happened just at the time when the Tuscan peasants were abandoning their land to go and work in the factories . |
| 23 | I probably told him to go and jump in the river . ’ |
| 24 | A querulous voice told him to go and jump in the Thames so he knocked again and eventually the door swung open to reveal a tall , gaunt figure , dressed in a long robe of dyed brown fur . |
| 25 | After two more appearances , during which you are inconveniently looking the wrong way , you decide to go and look for the ghost . |
| 26 | Would you like to go and look for the ring dear ? |
| 27 | ‘ I 'd love to go and look through the window with you some time , ’ Benny offered . |
| 28 | ‘ I should like to go and look at the sea . ’ |
| 29 | Sara had told her to go to bed , or rather to go and look at the TV programme she wanted to watch . |
| 30 | The point is , you see , that I did not ask you to go and look at the time on that clock ; I merely asked you to study the numerals on it . |