Example sentences of "[noun pl] went [adv prt] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The exercise of this right , whose origins went back many centuries , could not always be easily achieved .
2 When the lights went on five minutes later , we were still all lying on the floor .
3 The Princeton researchers went back 40 years for their statistics , covering nine recessions .
4 One in four men in this country has been a scout , but the camp site image has remained the same ; despite the fact that the short trousers and wide hats went out 20 years ago .
5 CHILDREN went back 300 years in time when they arrived at Speke Hall .
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