Example sentences of "and went [adv prt] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it was to be expected that this sight should arouse some curiosity , and after putting their heads together the women put down their bowls and kettles and went over to ask the painter who was coming to live there . |
| 2 | John Rennie , on two , then survived a sharp chance to Hutton at gully and went on to lead the recovery with a hard-hitting 84 . |
| 3 | I scribbled 2 or 3 lines to my friend saying I was sorry circumstances had arisen to prevent my meeting him , sent the note off to my groom , and went on reading the ms . |
| 4 | Four secondees were still struggling to settle-in some six months after their appointment , but most secondees adjusted within three months and went on to enjoy the scope to shape their jobs , to use their expertise and to become part of a team . |
| 5 | He sucked at a bottle of Guinness , and went on fingering the rounds . |
| 6 | One of his best friends at both Hollin and Moorclose high schools was Dave Fielding , who later played in a band with Gedge and went on to form the Chameleons . |
| 7 | ‘ Danker , ’ said the man in battle-dress , and to me : ‘ Hullo , old boy ’ as if it was inevitable that I should have come there some time or other , and went on throwing the ball about . |
| 8 | Johnson , after a moment of being stung at this carelessness , dismissed it as ‘ rather an inconvenience than a loss ’ , and went on to use the incident to defend his views on the second sight . |
| 9 | Its head , the urbane Norman Hartnell , designed the Queen 's wedding gown and went on to dress the women of the Royal Family in the finest fabrics . |
| 10 | Dr J Majo Cruzate , Advisor , Director General , DG XIII at the Commission of European Communities , after outlined the history of the European Single Market initiative up to Maastricht and ( probably ) beyond , and went on to extol the virtues of creating a single market for IT in Europe , with the European Commission 's roll seen as harmonising standards efforts and funding research . |
| 11 | Similarly , the Fourth Lateran Council , in its second decree , condemned the teaching of Joachim of Fiore ( namely that there were four persons in the Trinity ) , as expounded in his book against Peter Lombard , and went on to define the duties of secular rulers and of bishops to fight heresy in their kingdoms and dioceses . |
| 12 | He found that K allowed him to ‘ look across the border into other realities ’ , and went on to take the drug every day for 100 days . |
| 13 | Carry on collecting all this week and you will have a great souvenir of the season in which Mansell won an amazing NINE Grands Prix , including the first five straight off , and went on to take the world crown for the first time . |
| 14 | They will complete your wallchart of the season in which Mansell won an amazing NINE Grands Prix , including the first five straight off , and went on to take the world crown for the first time . |
| 15 | The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission , now headed by that great Canadian , Mr Hector Charlesworth , was beset with complaints from Quebec about English being spoken on national network stations in their province , while listeners in the prairies , maritimes and west coast regions cursed the CRBC when the French-Canadian announcers said ‘ Ici Radio Canada … ’ and went on to announce the programme in French . |
| 16 | Leeds defeated Rangers 2-0 at Elland Road and had a no-scoring draw at Ibrox , and went on to win the competition . |
| 17 | Young and beautiful , Lisa was Model of the Year in 1987 and went on to become the Face of the Nineties . |
| 18 | Linda took one look at Jed and went on polishing the glass . |
| 19 | Eager , it seemed , to atone for the embarrassment of Saturday 's 5-2 home defeat by Aston Villa , the London side could have scored three times in the opening nine minutes and went on to dominate the rest of the first half with an ease that pointed to only one result . |
| 20 | He took the first five straight off , and went on to capture the world crown for the first time . |
| 21 | Rev. Leslie Lloyd Rees led a meditation for Lent , which opened with a hymn and went on to consider the ministry of Christ 's passion and resurrection . |
| 22 | VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM The Art of Design : Edward Bawden , an artist who began his career studying calligraphy and went on to master the art of book illustration , printmaking , poster design , advertising . |
| 23 | He signed professional shortly afterwards , made his Southern League debut on Boxing Day at Watford 's Cassio Road ground and went on to assist the Palace to become a respected Southern League side while also gaining several personal honours during his career . |
| 24 | He named this enormous herbivorous reptile Iguanodon and went on to coin the term ‘ geological age of reptiles ’ in an article published in 1831 . |
| 25 | Chris Walas , who created the gremlins in Gremlins , got his Oscar for turning Jeff Goldblum into the Fly in The Fly ( 1986 ) and went on to direct The Fly II ( 1989 ) . |
| 26 | I had almost total recall when it came to gags , and innocently told the Con-Sec that as it was too late to engage a replacement comic , I 'd gladly do Dave Swan 's act for him , and went on to storm the audience . |
| 27 | Menzies gestured towards the front door and went through to draw the bolt . |
| 28 | So she held her tongue as he alighted and went round to open the passenger door , offering her his hand . |
| 29 | They sat in silence until he reached Broom House , then he got out and went round to open the passenger door . |
| 30 | Athelstan gasped with excitement and went round to rouse the coroner . |