Example sentences of "we went [adv] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were around 80 boys from my school and we went straight to the mountains and settled into our base camp . |
| 2 | ‘ We went straight to the front . |
| 3 | Professor Sir John Cadogan , chairman of the research council which advised the council on the allocations , said : ‘ We went straight to the heads of the institutions to ask them what were their best bets for boosting the numbers of their top-notch research ratings . |
| 4 | Yeah I left him one day , we went round to the pub I said do n't open that door there 's a match on fucking Ivy gets a phone call all the windows were put fucking in |
| 5 | Then we went upstairs to the make-up room and Mr Wogan came to say a quick hello , which is his custom , I believe . |
| 6 | We went upstairs to the diningroom , turned the knob , took a deep breath and went in . |
| 7 | The next day we went again to the Rovacchia but this time I insisted we should also go and see the crazy Englishman who had ridden the mule . |
| 8 | As we went away to the sounds of Mrs Otto 's profuse good-byes , I reflected on the nature of the relationship between her and Otto , almost the opposite to what one might have expected : the gallant captain going off to sea where his authority was absolute and his orders brooked no delay , and returning to a wife whom he clearly adored but where the roles were reversed . |
| 9 | ‘ I know , 'cos one day when we went over to the dump , there was this old carton , and it said ‘ Florida Orange Juice ’ . |
| 10 | Aunt Bedelia stayed to watch Brookside while we went over to the Jubilee Tower for the rest of the evening . |
| 11 | ‘ Useful , ye see , ’ Ward said as we went through to the baggage claim area . |
| 12 | We went on to the villa which had been requisitioned for the Bologna branch of the Allied Screening Commission : like all the villas requisitioned by Germans and members of the Allied forces alike , it was far too splendid for the purpose to which they put it . |
| 13 | We went on to the target , all the same , and we not only bombed , but obtained a photograph of the aiming point at the moment of bombing . |
| 14 | We went on to the marshes with the soldiers and found the escaped convicts fighting each other . |
| 15 | We went on to the Rio Coatzacoalcos , and searched here for the Yellow Sword . |
| 16 | We went up to the Downs and at least I stayed in the saddle , and felt indeed a new sense of being at home there , of being at ease . |
| 17 | well we can do that we had some lovely spring , that day we went up to the park it was what spring like were n't it ? |
| 18 | We went up to the safari park , to Evesham for fruit picking , to Redditch for shopping . |
| 19 | We went up to the shop . |
| 20 | We went up to the ward , by which time he was making very odd , rasping sounds as he breathed . |
| 21 | We neither of us knew how to deal with this , and so we went across to the Underground Station . |
| 22 | We went off to the canteen . |
| 23 | We then all got into taxis and we went off to the Coconut Grove at the top half of Regent Street where we spent until the small hours of the morning . |
| 24 | me , my mate and paul had a terrible night out after the spurs game : first we were supposed to meet two fellow norw. at a pub ( the black lion ? ) and they never showed up — then we went downtown to the marquee which was empty ( 8 quid out of the window ) and a not the place to go at a saturday nite ( no live music , just house — which i quite like — but there has to be some people around ) — then standing in queue at ‘ the borderline ’ for a couple of hours not getting in … and it was bloody cold ( hi paul ) — the wind just froze my balls of ( well nearly ) … the meet-up was cozy though — no problems finding the guys ( or rather : just look for mr cantona ) and time for a couple of pints before and after the game and no problem wearing a leeds outfit at the pub … i was not sporting my leeds away scarf when among the newcastle crowd though ; - ) |
| 25 | We went in to the University and met up with Ian Jamieson , who invited us to come and stay with them for a few days . |
| 26 | We went down to the river Thames and saw the famous London Bridge , with all its shops and houses . |
| 27 | Before we went down to the kitchen Elinor patted all the Napoleana into place , violets and Redouté roses ; a picture of him riding his horse , Marengo , and that one of him feeling for his wallet ; matchstick models made by French prisoners of war and a tricolour flying at half-mast . |
| 28 | Next day we went down to the Nene Valley Railway . |
| 29 | Another point about erm what we did this week , we went down to the Guildhall . |
| 30 | We went down to The Marquee the following morning and I think Ralph came up to us and said that we could have the money for all the gigs , including the Brummel Club , but after that we were finished . |