Example sentences of "of [noun] go [adv prt] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The island of Angistri went up in flames within minutes of being declared a wildlife refuge . |
| 2 | Counting the cost of a fire which has brought his business to a standstill and caused ten years of research to go up in smoke . |
| 3 | However , it is estimated that although there is a lot of work going on in ESs in universities , companies and research departments worldwide , only a few dozen are in regular use in aircraft maintenance . |
| 4 | Aaron Hicklin , in Mostar ( left ) , learns how a beautiful mountain region in Bosnia-Herzegovina is co-existing with war after generations of rural tranquillity Centuries of peace go up in smoke |
| 5 | Most sociologists would wish to maintain that , while their social science does not meet the rigorous criteria of a natural science , in terms of the procedures used for verification of theoretical hypotheses there is some disciplined thinking and testing of ideas going on in sociology which does distinguish it from religious or mystical thinking . |
| 6 | Throughout the autumn , the barrage of criticism went on in parliament and in the party . |
| 7 | to erm the the pattern of development going on in Richmondshire and I suspect in other districts as well , having read through their their evidence . |
| 8 | The head needs to give priority to the close analysis of practice , exploring the different kinds of learning going on in classrooms , reflecting it back to staff , assessing , estimating , reflecting and asking others to do the same . |
| 9 | It took some time for all the records to be checked , but it 's now agreed that IBM Corp 's full year net loss for 1992 of $4,965m goes down in history as the largest corporate loss on record , taking the baton from General Motors Corp . |
| 10 | ‘ It is terribly distressing to watch hundreds of years of history going up in smoke , ’ she said . |
| 11 | There was still a lot of activity going on in Hunter Ward , even though it was visiting hour . |