Example sentences of "[noun sg] go the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right , and the other story goes The angels go to Be |
| 2 | Skiing a bit too fast … possibly slightly unfit — and ping went the strings of her ligaments |
| 3 | Back and forth flew the shuttle , clackety clack went the treadles of the loom , up and down sluiced the heddles , and the cloth grew until she had sufficient yardage for a gown ; she plied the scissors , cut out a pattern , sewed the seams and hemmed the border , and she was nearly faint with pain from the cactus pricks festering in her hands and halfway up her arms . |
| 4 | One story going the rounds in Havana recently has Fidel visiting his barber . |
| 5 | Down each evening go the indiscretions , the jealousies , the blunders and miscalculations . |
| 6 | Talk of more profit upgradings and lucrative sales of bits and pieces of Ward White Group went the rounds . |
| 7 | Jokes about their own plight and sarcasms aimed at ‘ Them ’ at the top went the rounds as the standard of living fell steadily throughout Romania in the 1980s . |
| 8 | When the start signal goes the boards are free to start by sailing out close behind the start board on starboard tack . |
| 9 | The dale rocked with mirth for days as the story went the rounds and will probably be retold for another generation to come . |
| 10 | Denis smiled to himself as he thought of the jingle going the rounds : |
| 11 | The story about a whole bloodstained cupboard being removed from Belmodes to a police laboratory went the rounds with the speed of light , being especially well received at Teddy Touch 's outfit , marketing street clothes known as Touchline . |
| 12 | Snip , snip , snip went the shears until a head appeared . |