Example sentences of "[noun sg] the [noun pl] went " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those two batteries I told you put in your pocket in case the batteries went flat this morning . |
| 2 | Once a fortnight on a Sunday afternoon the girls went to tea with Gran Bristow in the little house that had once been their home . |
| 3 | At that speed in first gear the revs went through the roof and the car coasted to a halt . |
| 4 | Even when a gag was stuffed into her mouth the sounds went on and on . |
| 5 | In Aberdeen South the Tories went one better when Mr Raymond Robertson won the seat from Labour 's Frank Doran , regaining a seat the Conservatives lost in 1987 . |
| 6 | Fortunately for Marcel Martin and his Rugby World Cup ( RWC ) organising committee the Namibians went into over-drive and , inspired by Mans , managed to turn around a 10–4 half-time deficit to beat the fired-up Zimbabweans 16–10 . |
| 7 | At that moment the lights went out . |
| 8 | At that point the lights went out , the music groaned in a deepening bassy slide , and people made appreciative animal noises . |
| 9 | During this spell the Lions went 35 minutes without being awarded a penalty but conceded 10 . |
| 10 | As there were no accumulators on the train the lights went out if the engine uncoupled from the train . |
| 11 | In fairness the players went about their tasks with a will , if little wile . |
| 12 | And Keegan , who transfer-listed nine players in midweek , added : ‘ These kids were the reason the others went on the list . |
| 13 | In mid-afternoon the lights went out . |
| 14 | Er so erm they 'll know that er the way the results went erm last time around , means that it 's the sides that do well away from home which may well go through . |
| 15 | Last year the police went back to the Baroness 's former home to look in vain for hidden gold bars . |
| 16 | With both sides level at normal time the visitors went in front five minutes into the extra period when Hanvey scored from the spot after a controversial decision by the man in the middle . |
| 17 | There was an immediate and rapid increase in the growth of the Bank 's Gold 90 Account balances from the time the commercials went on air . |
| 18 | They criticise the poll tax , but when they were in office the rates went through the roof . |