Example sentences of "and went [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Laughing at this last jibe , she swept some papers into her arms and went over to the far side of the nurses ' station , where files were stored , leaving Belinda relieved to be alone . |
| 2 | Later generations of the family spoke English as their first language and went over to the Anglican church . |
| 3 | At first came a very senior Sister and went over to the childless one in the corner . |
| 4 | They climbed back into the jeep and went on along the rutted lane , lurching and splashing through deep puddles , the Brigadier worrying audibly all the way because ‘ things were n't as they should be . ’ |
| 5 | But her host 's calm demeanour as he scribbled a few notes and went on to the next call calmed her fears . |
| 6 | She took the torch , using it freely now because speed was of the first importance , and stealth of none at all , and went on down the slippery path towards the thick box hedge , behind which the invisible red roof hung , representing help and companionship . |
| 7 | ‘ Not bad , ’ Gay conceded , and went on with the good work . |
| 8 | As Howard got out and went around to the other side of the car , the Doctor slid over , and examined the rudimentary dashboard . |
| 9 | They left the woods and went around by the neighbouring fields — ‘ blind ’ country where the ditches and drains were all concealed in coarse , overgrown grass . |
| 10 | Patrick took his tea and went up to the first floor , to the long landing window which looked over the village green . |
| 11 | Patrick nodded and went up to the front door . |
| 12 | With these words , Maisie snapped her mask up to her face and went up to the front door . |
| 13 | They walked to the lift and went up to the fourth floor . |
| 14 | Carson tucked the diaries under his arm and went through into the empty lounge . |
| 15 | He felt hungry , and went through to the cool room at the back for a bowl of sheep 's milk and some bits of potato . |
| 16 | Thank you he said absent-mindedly and went through to the Natural History . |
| 17 | She swung herself down from the back door and went round to the front steps of the kiosk . |
| 18 | ‘ This is a very pleasant office , ’ she began conversationally as he handed her a cup and went round to the other side of the desk . |
| 19 | With time , however , ‘ the judges put away their learning and went along with the expressed needs of commerce … the conditional vendor 's right to be a chattel mortgagee , when it suited him , was almost everywhere acknowledged ’ . |
| 20 | Then I saw an advert for a new consciousness-raising group in Spare Rib , and went along to the first meeting . |
| 21 | The first time she rang the bell and went in through the front doors of the elegant old house where the showrooms were situated ( Mattli had no rear entrance ) Paula felt she was stepping into the place of her dreams . |
| 22 | He waited another second , then shrugged his shoulders and went in through the double doors . |
| 23 | She 's seen him and went in with the electric bill and he , he bought hundred and sixty pound in stamps . |
| 24 | Eventually a few candles were lit , the band started playing , the couples uncoupled and went off to the back room , and the party went on . |
| 25 | Angrily , Bernice picked herself up and went off down the winding path . |
| 26 | and as we 're right up towards the end and now after the bank holiday we 've had lovely fine weather anyway , we got off to the main road and turned at Fibwell traffic lights onto the A twenty one and we got the to end of the dual carriageway onto the tail end of the queue as it started into the road works so I just went over the central reservation and went back down the dual carriageway to the traffic lights at |
| 27 | The fox turned at once and went back into the covert , about ten yards from the point where he broke . |
| 28 | He scrambled upright and went back into the empty flat . |
| 29 | I picked up my bag and went back into the cold street . |
| 30 | I snatched his sliding door open and went back into the arctic cold where I punched the button to summon the lift . |