Example sentences of "went [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one meeting a chairman blithely told me as he went on to the platform that they would have the National Anthem at the end , changing his mind without consulting me first . |
| 2 | the binder was a great help you see it was on a a a Had the cutting and then it went on to the platform and the it went up |
| 3 | I think he went on to the parapet and the tocsin was sounded to make him run . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't care what went on at the party unless it was blatantly against the law . |
| 5 | Bissett went on down the corridor and unlocked the door to his room . |
| 6 | The Sierra had parked about a third of the way down the street , so I went on past the junction and ran Armstrong up on to the pavement . |
| 7 | When they reached the yard , Emily went on into the house while Mungo watched Jos and Stanley change a wheel on the old blue van . |
| 8 | Celebrations went on into the morning and Paul and Fiona , along with many of their friends , stayed on in Jersey for a week 's holiday , before flying to Greece for their honeymoon . |
| 9 | The light went on in the hall and the door opened . |
| 10 | They were sitting at an outside table in one of the corner cafés of the Ataba el Khadra , out of reach of the traffic but strategically placed so that they could watch not only all the interesting things that went on in the square but also the more sophisticated exchanges which went on between tourist and native in Musky Street . |
| 11 | As dark fell , street lights went on in the square and many demonstrators lit paper torches . ’ |
| 12 | Mr Onanuga , 31 , has told friends he naively went along with the story because Mr Newton believed it was good publicity for Thresher and his own branch , and he did not see how it could harm anyone . |
| 13 | The Doctor 's response gave the poet no confidence , but choice was limited ; he either went along with the Doctor or he remained behind . |
| 14 | They went along with the feeling that Tony should have a non-residential supervision order but strongly recommended that he should change his school . |
| 15 | He went along to the study and opened his desk . |
| 16 | One enterprising young man gathered 60 ration books into his brief-case and persuaded an RCAF pilot , due for a recognizance flight that day , to fly him several hundred miles across the provincial border to Atlin , B.C. At the friendly invitation of those concerned I went along for the ride and helped my energetic friends load five cases of Johnny Walker , which we transported back to Whitehorse well in time for a Saturday night party . |
| 17 | I went down to the water-line and threw the bottle out . |
| 18 | ‘ One night after a gig in Whelans , I went down to The Nightrain and as I came in the door I heard this note-perfect rock music , ’ he says . |
| 19 | Clytemnestra went down to the water and drank greedily . |
| 20 | I went down to the floor and said to him : ‘ Come into the control room and I 'll play you both ‘ takes ’ , with all their faults and imperfections . |
| 21 | Mr. Burlinson … went down to the gateway and told his lordship that the orders were stringent , and he was bound to refuse admission . |
| 22 | Mrs Glews : Well first of all you heard the sirens go off and then you all went down to the shelter and you could hear the planes coming over . |
| 23 | The au-pair maid went down to the basement and again started plotting with her friend how soon they would have enough money for the fare home to Zurich . |
| 24 | William Ryder , 57 , took a bottle of barbiturate tablets from his pharmacy , went down to the beach and swallowed about 500 of them , an inquest heard yesterday . |
| 25 | I went down to the lakeside and stared across at that mysterious island . |
| 26 | As vicar , the Rev W H Dale Chapman owned a piece of land which went down to the lake but , when he began to plan such a service , the idea came to him to follow the example of Christ and preach from a boat . |
| 27 | They went down to the Crown and Trumpet a couple of hours ago … ’ |
| 28 | After that I went down to the kitchen and made a cheese sandwich for lunch and wished I 'd gone with Tremayne if only for the ride . |
| 29 | She went down to the kitchen and cooked herself a large breakfast . |
| 30 | Toby went down to the door and returned , followed by Sikes . |