Example sentences of "[noun sg] have go [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is worried about me not eating , she is worried that my periods have stopped , that I look thinner and thinner , that my hair has gone dry and flat and rasps like paper when you touch it , but she also admires me . |
| 2 | In the next cell there is a wild-looking man who has been in prison for 8 years , and whose long , unkempt hair has gone white . |
| 3 | In the meantime , all his friends have been dispatched by serial killers , his dad , wrongly accused of the crimes , has killed himself and his mum has gone mad . |
| 4 | There the trail has gone cold for the moment . |
| 5 | ‘ The trail has gone cold . |
| 6 | I define the basic situation as that of Iago destroying Othello , since I believe that much modern criticism of the play has gone wrong through beginning with Othello , or through not giving Iago his full measure of dominance . |
| 7 | Coming in a week , when an American judge told a rape victim she ‘ deserved what she got ’ for wearing a lace mini-skirt , and an English judge dropped a rape charge because his 16-year-old alleged victim had the mental age of seven , yesterday 's case has gone some way to restore their faith in the justice system . |
| 8 | They usually moan when the engine is low on oil or if the oil relief valve plunger spring has gone weak This is mounted on the top of the oil cooler between the union and the pipe Removing the spring and replacing with a new one or sometimes stretching the spring cures the groaning noise Whilst the groan sounds awful it is not actually detrimental to the operation of the vehicle |
| 9 | Perhaps the wheel has gone full circle and the middle class is now prepared to sell its birthright of privacy for the glittering prizes of acquisition . |
| 10 | The group have begun to connect four ideas : the wire wool has gone brown ; it has gone brown because of the rain ; it might be metal ; it might be rusty . |
| 11 | The 5th Brigade had gone clean through the enemy lines to a depth of eight thousand yards . |
| 12 | His penis had gone small . |
| 13 | Joyce flipped feverishly through a reference book ; her neck had gone red with emotion . |
| 14 | I wish I could remember the name of the functionary who pronounced on the news that a union vote had gone 70/30 , at least three to one in favour : I would gladly lend him my copy . |
| 15 | Peter 's mouth had gone dry . |
| 16 | Her mouth had gone dry again , fear writhed through her . |
| 17 | His mouth had gone dry . |
| 18 | God that wind 's gone cold ! |
| 19 | The oddity is that , just when the Soviet Union is discovering the merit of think-tanks engaged in ideological combat , the American scene has gone quiet . |
| 20 | Come on Amy be a good girl , be a good girl , whoops , this pen has gone wrong . |
| 21 | ONE important women 's issue has gone unnoticed in the past few weeks — the hemline question . |
| 22 | Whatever the rest of the season may hold for Aberdeen , they have on their side a ferocious competitor whose appetite for the fray has gone undiminished by time . |
| 23 | While English law has gone some way to providing a reasons requirement there are still significant gaps . |
| 24 | The taste of manna has gone sour on them . |
| 25 | Judging by the number of young Germans I encountered , wanderlust has gone haywire . |
| 26 | No Indian has gone global , no Indian company figures in the list of the world 's largest companies . |
| 27 | He had married ; the marriage had gone wrong . |
| 28 | The Star Council had gone crazy . |
| 29 | Arsenal paid a bargain £40,000 for Peter in March 1981 after our 1st Division return had gone sour and we badly needed the cash , but he came back to Selhurst Park on loan in October 1983 and his tenacious and skilful experience was a key reason for our 2nd Division survival in that difficult season . |
| 30 | ‘ That bread 's gone mouldy , ’ Camille informed him . |