Example sentences of "[prep] go [num] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But it was night of despair for Villa , who had that great championship feeling after going two points clear at the top at the weekend .
2 In fact , after going three goals down , in sheer desperation Mr Singh ran on to the field , dispossessed an Alborne forward , rounded two defenders and netted in the top left corner .
3 Darlington hung on tenaciously after going ten points down in 20 minutes , but after Mark Butler missed two penalties they could find no way back into the game .
4 I have seen in my own area where wee lads who were on the border line of going one way or another regarding life in Northern Ireland , ending up getting jobs and doing great for a year and at the end of the year just thrown back onto the dole and people have lost interest in them again .
5 Then they were a single out away from going one game up in Dodger Stadium — only for Kirk Gibson to turn the Series on its head with a home run at the last moment .
6 It was only the head of the diminutive Collins , clearing the ball off the line , which prevented Scotland from going two goals behind in the first minute of the second half , however .
7 ‘ We were looking forward to going seven points clear for Christmas but four will do for me at this stage . ’
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