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Example sentences of "[noun sg] went [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.

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1	Watkins particularly noted notches where the ley went over a hilltop .
2	My horse went down a couple of times when we were riding along a shallow river The hooves must 've turned up the mud at the bottom and I 'm sorry but no amount of expert preparation can help you keep cool when a 500lb horse goes down on you .
3	Today it was closed but the delightfully cold ice-cream from the small shop at the entrance went down a treat .
4	Another time in the same club he turned to me and said , ‘ The fellow on my other side went up the Irrawaddy in 1943 and he 's been taking me back there with him .
5	With luck ‘ Mummy ’ might disbelieve the dire tale , especially if the bruise went down a little before she saw it .
6	Every time the car went round a corner you had to turn the whole radio round to face a different way That was the only way you could get half-decent reception .
7	My mind went back a couple of months to when Charlie 'd asked me if I 'd like to make a bit on the side .
8	We 'd been providing cover for the convoy , when a vehicle went over a land mine .
9	I set about building up an act with the aid of Rag magazines , joke-books , a gag nicked from here , a gag nicked from there and at my next engagement , four days later , I was billed as a comic and my fee went up a few quid .
10	The civilian went up the ladder and retrieved the attaché case .
11	The hand closed over the receiver picked up vibration , and the cord to the microphone went up the wearer 's sleeve unobtrusively .
12	The crawl went down the Strand , past St James 's , Belgravia and Mayfair , calling at the embassies of Australia , Canada , India , Bolivia , Peru , Columbia , Ecuador , Mexico , Myanmar , the USA and Brazil .
13	The ball went down the Leeds left wing and was turned onto Deanes outstretching head .
14	‘ Barmen all over the world acquired a fair percentage of my money , ’ Jimmy regrets ‘ And the rest went down the plughole with various business ventures . ’
15	My wife went down the fellside to a cottage and the lady kindly called 999 for help .
16	‘ Drink went down the wrong way . ’
17	You could get to I know Graham went to , which is way out , other went up the Kimberley and that area , and other went to Sutton .
18	Lili 's cigarette smoke went down the wrong way .
19	The pop star 's revenge , FEARGAL SHARKEY , formerly wobbly-voiced member of THE UNDERTONES who sought the kicks of teenagers , and wobbly-voiced failed solo star who advised listening to dad ( wonder why his career went down the toilet ) , has swapped allegiances and is now A&R man at Polydor .
20	If your cigarette went out the screws would come back and light it if they was in the right frame of mind : all depends who was on .
21	The old woman went along a short passage , passed a scullery and continued on a few yards .
22	On Thursday the weedkiller train went up the Cambrian Coast , thus spending two nights at Machynlleth .
23	After all , his links to Christian democracy went back a long way .
24	Unfortunately , I dropped the paintbrush , which of course went down the loo .
25	Socialist support went down a fraction , with losses in the north compensated by gains in the south .
26	A BR spokeswoman said : ‘ The gang went down the train smashing windows and light bulbs and scaring the passengers .
27	My Bud went down the wrong way and I had a fit of choking .
28	When Razor went down the first time I was shouting and jumping up and down , ’ she said .
29	I found that love went out the window when it was sweaty socks and handkerchiefs and dirty nappies and all this in front of me and I thought well this is not romance this is bloody hard work .
30	The flood was up to the top of the stove already , and as the gas went out the saucepan went afloat and he was scalded by a stream of boiling water that mixed with the cold .