Example sentences of "[noun pl] have go [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 ‘ When clients have gone to a firm and believe that they have been treated badly , they tend to complain against the firm , not the engagement partner , and are surprised when the Institute tells them that they can not do so , ’ said Elwyn Eilledge , head of the working party .
2 According to Ms Leith , the designers have gone for a ‘ serious and conventional restaurant ’ look ‘ which will not frighten members with too much yuppie jazzdom ’ , but which is also fun — ‘ witty , modern and stylish enough to encourage them to come ’ .
3 In a very short space of time — just a few decades — the industrial moths had gone through a small but distinct evolutionary step .
4 The two countries had gone through an up-and-down relationship over natural gas exports from Iran to the USSR .
5 From one in Khorramshahr , 800 refugees have gone to a better , cooler site near Dezful , 200 km ( 120 miles ) north .
6 This is the first time 3 forces have gone into a joint exercise from the outset and I think we 'll see that example spread right across the country to the extent where eventually the whole country will be given police air support .
7 Actually her friends have gone through a lot .
8 The vestal virgins had gone for a tea break and I sat down thankfully in the cool of the ruins and closed my eyes .
9 Perhaps when their children have to go to a run-down , underfunded , understaffed State school they will understand why most of the country is up in arms about the state of the education system .
10 But in picking melees ( mixtures ) of medium-quality gems between a fifth and half a carat the kidnappers had gone for an area of the trade that is almost uncontrollable .
11 All proposals had to go through a protective sieve , an inner filtration to correspond to the standard he sets for his work .
12 All proposals had to go through a protective sieve , an inner filtration to correspond to the standard he sets for his work .
13 Tony and I embarked on a consideration of Child Benefit but before many minutes had gone by a note was sent in informing us that Peter Carrington had resigned .
14 The annual report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration criticised the system whereby claimants had to go through a cumbersome late appeals procedure to obtain the full arrears benefit to which they were rightfully entitled where those exceeded the statutory 12-month limit .
15 " Do n't worry , there are other worlds in which the quantum fluctuations have gone along a different path which will prevent the crash .
16 ‘ He had been nursed superbly and that needs to be said because the nurses have gone through a difficult time for obvious reasons and I would like to assure them , in public , that what they have done was quite superlative . ’
17 These cultures have gone through a major change such that the use of credit is now an accepted feature in managing personal expenditure patterns .
18 The helpers had gone for a siesta , but Lopez still worked , carving the branches into intricate shapes , with dozens of little crannies where pots of flowers could be sited .
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