Example sentences of "[conj] went [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a typical ‘ coal shale ’ ; shales and silts occurring between productive coal seams often contain impressions of the plants that went to form the coal . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's our secret , ’ promised Juliet , and went to finish the observations . |
| 3 | We both dismounted and went to examine the obscenity . |
| 4 | Veronica added that she 'd put away later and went to join the others . |
| 5 | She made a belated grab for her wits while Guy rose and went to answer the summons , exchanging a few murmured words with whoever was on the other side of the door . |
| 6 | Sindy bleeped in confusion and went to dredge the supplies ' cupboards . |
| 7 | And when she straightened up and went to take the key from the lock his hand was there before hers , and as he handed the key back to her , he said on a laugh , ‘ I see you do n't intend to be locked in from the outside . ’ |
| 8 | Allen , who has missed the last four games , said : ‘ I must admit I was a little concerned and went to see the same specialist that did the operation on my groin before . |
| 9 | NEXT day I took the advice I had been given by my friends at the Union and went to see the exhibition of the Bibliotheca Corviniana in the National Library on Castle Hill , partly because Matthias I , or Matthias Hunyadi , known as Corvinus because of the crow motif on his banners , was one of the most striking and decisive characters in East European history , straddling the histories of Transylvania , Hungary , Bohemia and Austria . |
| 10 | We left the hide and went to explore the rest of the Power Station grounds . |
| 11 | She ploughed on : ‘ He goes where the Cap'n goes , and th'ca n't expect him to on her apron , and went to open the door . |
| 12 | He shook his head in despair then got to his feet and went to open the door . |
| 13 | His wife turned without a word , and went to open the door ; and presently ushered in Detective Chief Inspector George Felse , mild , grey-haired and ordinary , a tired middle-aged man who would have been inconspicuous and among his peers almost anywhere he cared to materialise . |
| 14 | Slipping her feet into slender-heeled sandals , Lindsey reached for her evening purse and went to open the door . |
| 15 | She pushed her damp curls from her face , and went to open the french doors to let in what wind there was tonight . |
| 16 | If that 's all you 've come to say — ’ She stood up and went to open the door , but stopped when Dawn burst out , |
| 17 | ‘ Goodnight ! ’ she snapped , and went to slam the door shut on him — then found that his foot was in the way . |
| 18 | She got off the bed and went to unlock the door without any trepidation , or any other strong emotion . |
| 19 | I got up about seven , had a little breakfast and went to catch the bus for Fulham . |
| 20 | ‘ You wo n't like it , it 's spaghetti , ’ I told him as I put the pot on the table and went to fetch the tomato sauce . |
| 21 | Gently he pushed her aside and went to fetch the wine . |
| 22 | Cranston roared as he rose and went to fetch the boots standing in the comer . |
| 23 | She got up , glowering , without a word , and went to fetch the drink , leaving Gabriel staring down at Lucie . |
| 24 | Come the day I arrived at Docklands TV at 5.30 pm and went to man the phones till Deborah arrived . |
| 25 | I left the hostel at about 9 am and went to find the office . |
| 26 | I left him , and went to find the old servant , Joseph . |
| 27 | Then he left the room and went to find the nurse who had been the unworthy recipient of his evil temper . |
| 28 | ‘ Then I have always kept to making the Ovaltine last thing , and on Friday night I forgot to put the sugar in for him and went to get the bowl . |
| 29 | Back in the drawing room , Alex Mair threw a couple of thin logs on to the glowing embers and went to get the drinks . |
| 30 | She promised violent action if the social workers put one foot on the stairs , and went to get the children up and dressed herself , accompanied and watched by a policewoman ; then her eight-year-old daughter and nine-year-old son were taken away without further comment , but the policewoman encouraged the children to take some clothes and other possessions with them . |