Example sentences of "[vb base] go [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is a good idea of Lewis Carroll to think of the March hare because in March hares tend to go a bit potty and they stand on their back legs and box each other .
2 They said , no we want to go the party .
3 We have learnt a lot from the Nicaraguan experience and as far as the woman question " is concerned , we hope to go a bit further .
4 Imagine going a home run with someone you know .
5 He broke off as Jim Miller let go a Indian whoop of relief and delighted grins spread across the faces of everyone in the group .
6 I let go a lungful of air , slumped back against the parapet and lit another Capstan .
7 With a roar , Lachlan let go the rudder and leaped at Farquhar .
8 He winched in hard and let go the lashings round the rolled bedsheets .
9 And he set the plough , let go the handles and walked alongside the horses as they ploughed .
10 Gedanken let go the button .
11 ‘ This time it 's only a practice run ; listen carefully ; the door will have to be opened ; that 's your job Tim ; Derek , you hold the life-line cord , drop the dinghy when I say , but forget what I told you at Blackpool — this time let go the handle when the line jerks tight !
12 If I let go the wind will blow it over . ’
13 Let go the stays !
14 I let go the chain and gave a final shout , " Now get back in there ! "
15 Mathers let go the wheel to get a cigarette from his shirt with one hand and press the dashboard lighter with the other .
16 Let go the tension spot .
17 DeVore laughed , uncomfortable , then let go the hand , certain now .
18 I got up the anchor , rowed what I estimated to be about five yards , and then let go the anchor again , and peered ahead .
19 Hiss go the pistons and down comes the slab of steel .
20 Snap goes the plastic
21 I do n't water mine very often I wait till the , one of the leaves start to go a bit yellow and then
22 Erm when it 's hot , they do go a bit peculiar in pillows , they go stained do n't they ?
23 ‘ I 'm afraid we 've gone a bit too soft , ’ she says with almost Blimpish fervour .
24 ‘ I 'm afraid we 've gone a bit too soft , ’ she says with almost Blimpish fervour .
25 I 've gone a bit mad about cleaning as my mother 's coming to stay this summer .
26 Ten forty five so we 've gone a bit .
27 see like , now they 've gone a bit quieter now , have you noticed ?
28 Alison his nose as it was around there , they 've gone a bit bumpy .
29 You 've gone a straight across there .
30 They 've gone a lot of funny ways , the Cauldhames and their associates by marriage , but to the best of my knowledge a gun has never crossed one off .
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