Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] go at " in BNC.
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1 | He was aware that Members had to come and go at irregular intervals at the behest of their lords and masters when the House was in session , but he feared the worst . |
2 | Managers came and went at an alarming rate ; there was Board Room take-over ; gates began to dwindle and the Palace were candidates for relegation from well before Christmas . |
3 | Hector , who came and went at will through her open chamber door , was in turn barking and yelping , and she could make out Mrs Diggory 's voice . |
4 | All evening , great men came and went at Downing Street and at the Palace of Westminster . |
5 | A few are wondering whether to go at all , whether the festive season has not after all been too tiring , whether a night in slippers in front of the television with a bowl of soup might not be a wiser choice than the doubtful prospect of a crowded room . |
6 | I have enjoyed reading ZZAP ! since early 1987 ( issue 25 ) and have seen many Editors come and go ( I do n't know whether I 'm coming or going at the moment — Ed ) . |
7 | Shelley started sorting the patients ' cards into order , and wonderered why she felt a little hurt at the thought of Victoria coming and going at the Casa Madrid . |
8 | And these the eagles left unharmed , not seeking them as prey but letting them come and go at will ’ |
9 | The great doors had been wrenched off their hinges , and anyone could come and go at all hours . |
10 | What a heavenly dilemma : I wanted to stay and go at the same time . |
11 | Being a large station , the many senior officers who come and go at Easton act as a constant and visible reminder to constables of the structures of power and authority in the station , and a prominent item in the conversations of ordinary policemen and women is complaints against ‘ the authorities ’ , which is an indexical category flexible enough to include everyone above their own level . |
12 | In large transient hotels it is not practical to confirm in writing every reservation , as guests come and go at short notice . |
13 | Boats come and go at the waterfront |
14 | Pounds come and go at Paisley |