Example sentences of "[noun] went [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | IN the early twenties the genre of the moving pictures went through the cultural life of the lieges of the auld toon of Glasgow , like a dose of the Epsom . |
2 | Three gold , five silver and a bronze was the final count from a dry run Commonwealth Games tournament in which the best boxer award , plus a magnificent trophy went to the tall 20-year-old Woodvale lad , Stephen Kirk . |
3 | The buyer 's carrier went to the cold store with a delivery order . |
4 | While Drago and Apanage went into the small kitchen next to Drago 's workroom to prepare a meal , Cleo and Dauntless sat in a cosy parlour where a log fire warmed the stones of an enormous chimney breast . |
5 | The remaining seat went to the Democratic Opposition Coalition , which won 5.23 per cent of the vote ; a fourth party , the Christian Democratic Front , won 1.5 per cent of the vote . |
6 | Mr Taylor said it was difficult to say why the seat went to the Liberal Democrats . |
7 | Both the Express and the Mail went into the 1970s with an ageing readership , for they failed to replace their old readers with young new ones in the same numbers . |
8 | Nuadu 's eyes went to the other captives and Fenella at once said , ‘ Yes , of course , all of you . |
9 | Ashley 's eyes went to the thin white scar which snaked from his temple to his jaw . |
10 | Neither Matthew nor the girl was aware that she had come into the room , and as Beth 's eyes went from the unique expression of wonder on the boy 's handsome face , to the girl 's slender form … the small budding breasts , and the young limbs that were already shaping into those of a young woman … a strange sense of revulsion shivered through her . |
11 | Perhaps my father would not be so proud after all , she reflected , and sat in silence until the wedding carriage went under the high stone archway and into the blue-tiled courtyard of the Quinta de Santo António . |
12 | In the end the European side went into the 12 singles matches with a two point lead ( 9-7 ) but only after two Yorkshiremen had produced a rearguard action at the end of the day which even General Custer would have been proud of . |
13 | Frank Card went to the 1991 Conference of the Consumer Credit Association of the UK in October |
14 | Rain recognized the stale smell , and her glance went to the half-open shutters . |
15 | Turning to deal with the next , his glance went to the intercommunicating doorway . |
16 | When I first came across this text my mind went to the Athanasian Creed which describes the Godhead as uncreated , infinite , eternal and incomprehensible . |
17 | Corbett went up the great steps of the hospital , past the group of old soldiers , their limbs grotesquely amputated , who enlivened each other with stories of their past . |
18 | Some jews went in the opposite direction by expropriating a territory in Palestine ( on the grounds of an historical occupation ) to substantiate their claim to being a nation . |
19 | Woodruffe went into the next room . |
20 | The issue went to the International Court at The Hague in 1973 , but France said it did not recognise the court 's jurisdiction in the matter . |
21 | When the shampoo and set was finished and Gloria had gone , Ruth went into the little office behind the saloon and closed the door carefully . |
22 | Any young man whose waist went beyond the standard belt length was fined . |
23 | His right fist went into the fat stomach hallway to the elbow . |
24 | Both men had cars capable of winning the world title but that honour went to the Argentinian , while Moss had to be content with the runner-up position although he did record his first Grand Prix victory at Aintree in 1955 . |
25 | WHEN Stephanie Cole went to the read-through of the BBC2 film Memento Mori , there were so many famous names present that she felt she 'd stumbled into Who 's Who in the Theatre . |
26 | Because of these discussions Mary Law went to the local teachers ’ centre to find out about borrowing video equipment . |
27 | A great shudder went through the old house , as with a sickening crunch the weight hit her front wall . |
28 | Tallis went to the makeshift corral and let the animal out , stroking her bruised face , patting her flanks . |
29 | On their final date , John and Nurse del Puablo went to the Metropolitan Museum . |
30 | Llanelli went into the 1992 at the top but two consecutive defeats at the hands of Newbridge ( 13–9 ) and at home to Bridgend ( 17–12 ) saw The Scarlets slip back to third . |