Example sentences of "[verb] going [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have looked after myself so hopefully my body will repay me by keeping going for another few years . |
| 2 | Of course , they did n't fall for my cursed excuse , so I then tried going into sharp reverse to avoid the dreaded twice-weekly occurrence . |
| 3 | Even the ‘ Harvey Wallbanger ’ was n't going to try going through that lot and Danny 's truck pulled up with its brakes squealing and hissing furiously . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's about time you and Mummy stopped going to that dreary old Richardson in the High Street and switched to Mr Vigo . ’ |
| 5 | I stopped going after six months because I felt I 'd resolved my immediate problem , and it had become a drag and an effort , largely because I had a problem with the silences . |
| 6 | You imagine ima imagine going to these clien especially doctors they 'd snap your hand off . |
| 7 | But at the heart of that issue I you know that specific issue I think is a good example of the of of the problem which I see you facing is that I think it 's more not so much about the noise but about the fact that we have a relatively privileged few people who are enjoying going to these May Balls I mean and enjoying the end of their exams , staying up all night , and I wonder in fact if it 's more a matter of sour grapes rather than environmental health . |
| 8 | For example , if we go from the 1792 clock 's slow ( perhaps spurious ) ‘ Quail ’ 'minuet' ( a ‘ traditional ’ title , no manuscript source is available ) to the 1793 clock 's fast Minuetto allegretto from Haydn 's ‘ Clock ’ symphony , the ranges on the Niemecz mechanical organs , flywheel going at 60 , go from dotted minim = 36 to 72 . |
| 9 | ‘ I intend going to all 21 community centres across the city in my capacity as community services chairman . |
| 10 | But of course , I mean , we know little about it they do say if you have had a heart attack it 's no good you know , as soon you get up and you start eating going for five mile walks |
| 11 | And er I got going with that , carting bricks and timber and all that sort of thing for him , got really going and er fetching ballast from train concrete . |
| 12 | So Wendy came on the Wednesday and we got going with all the office work here . |
| 13 | Now to be fair , the dilemma was there as the whole soft crust thing got going on 10 November 1989 , when the fall of the Berlin Wall gave a prop of plausibility to the caring-Nineties mediaschlock , and to Rifat Ozbek 's baggy Kleenex-vagabond numbers . |
| 14 | sat and got going like that |
| 15 | But I do n't like going to posh functions , trying to make conversation with silly people who have nothing to say . |
| 16 | So it 's , he does n't like going to these dos , I 'm sure of it , you know . |
| 17 | Oh she said it 's silly making him do that I said er very quickly I said , I said do n't get me wrong I said for kids who enjoy going to that sort of thing it 's great and fine if it 's alright |
| 18 | But of course I enjoy going to Red Cross |
| 19 | Stockings were never long enough and the tension between suspender and stocking-top would result in spring-loaded legs ; if you had to run for a bus , the legs would keep going for three stops . |
| 20 | one twice a day I I I would keep going with three month prescriptions anyway , so that 'll keep you going till the end of November No not quite the end of November , but you can then see him and say look , I 've got this this is why I 'm on these for . |
| 21 | Provided that I and my colleagues could keep going until 10 o'clock , the fate of the Bill would be decided by whether 98 hon. Members returned from dinner or 102 . |
| 22 | I did keep going in that direction . |
| 23 | I recall going into such a shop a few years ago to replace my survival bag . |
| 24 | D' ya remember going through this and what did the fella say on the phone , can you remember ? |
| 25 | Cos also , I do n't mind , mind going on public transport as long as I know how to get there . |
| 26 | He 's brilliant when he gets going like this . |
| 27 | I remember going on one of the first ones with the boss . |
| 28 | I remember going to one rehearsal up in Durham and I said , Well where 's the trumpet player ? and they said , Well he has n't come off shift yet . |
| 29 | I remember going to Black Woman Time Now at Battersea Arts Centre and thinking ‘ Wow ’ , this is terrific . |
| 30 | I am considering a helpline for those who simply can not stop going into outdoor shops and buying aluminium water bottles . |