Example sentences of "went over to the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Early in the First World War substantial numbers of Czech and Slovak troops went over to the Allied side . |
2 | So , as the other person already occupied part of the left hand bench , he quite naturally went over to the right hand bench and promptly sat down . |
3 | Penelope went over to the long mirror to survey the general effect of her dress . |
4 | Alexandra went over to the long glass on a mahogany frame that stood in the bow window and looked at herself . |
5 | The day Ruth walked out of this family — when she went over to the Roman Church — she cut herself off from us . |
6 | We went over to the other bed , the higher and wider one . |
7 | I went over to the other side . ’ |
8 | And then when they went over to the other side of the road which I do n't walk on very often |
9 | I went over to the rear door and looked out , seeing a little open boarding platform with a polished brass-topped balustrade and , beyond , the Canadian Pacific 's single pair of rails streaming away into darkness . |
10 | Earlier , the coalition of the CDS and the Popular Party ( Partido Popular — PP ) [ see p. 36776 ] , had lost its absolute majority on the council on July 9 , 1989 , when a CDS councillor went over to the mixed group . |
11 | Later generations of the family spoke English as their first language and went over to the Anglican church . |
12 | As Robert was trying to remember whether that was the college he had said he had attended , Mr Malik went over to the far wall and began to pin up the league table of exam results . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | They went over to the far end of the pit . |
15 | Merrill went over to the wide settee and sank down into the feather cushions . |
16 | She went over to the round table in the middle of the room , moved The Field and Country Life into slightly different positions , concealed the one ashtray to discourage smoking , and went down the passage to see if her brother was ready . |
17 | The towelling prepared , she made a neat pile of it , and then went over to the large bed , on which four or five persons normally slept . |
18 | He went over to the biggest gift of them all , picked it up and plonked it , gratefully , in Mr Patten 's hands . |
19 | ‘ We arrived back at Blackpool and after the usual checks with Special and refuelling I went over to the waiting ambulance to join the reception committee . |
20 | They went over to the nearby tea-stall and then , with their glasses of tea , drifted over to one of the trees where a chestnut-seller was just lighting his fire . |
21 | When she came out leading Violet by the bridle , she went over to the mounting block and climbed up on to the horse . |
22 | Her daughter wiped her clean , and then went over to the little table and turned on the portable television . |
23 | In my new mood , I went over to the solitary man and said easily , pulling out a chair , ‘ May I sit at your table ? ’ |
24 | Well a tumbler is where they , the buckets used to go over the top and empty into a chute into the hopper and er went cos it was on a continual chain you see cos you had a bucket two links , a bucket two links , a bucket two links , all the way round and that 's how you used to dredge all the time round and round and round and that 's how it went over to the top tumbler cos you had a bottom tumbler on this layer and a top tumbler , otherwise you could n't dredge otherwise and that top tumbler , I am certain it had five , five sides to it because at one , at one time you 'd tip a bucket on one then you 'd get two lengths so it kept the tumbler more or less equal all the way round the wear and tear of it . |
25 | Benjamin went over to the open window , staring across at the darkened mass of the forest . |
26 | She went over to the games-room window . |