Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] go a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | But he said : ’ You endeavoured to go a long way to cover your tracks by disposing of the apparatus . |
2 | She had gone a long way , when she came to a big foot . |
3 | She had gone a long way towards admitting that the King could not live of his own . |
4 | She had been one of them once , but suddenly she had gone a long way away . |
5 | And we 'd gone a roundabout way the last time we were there and I thought oh I 'll give it a go , anyway I walked straight down this road , have a look oh yes , turn up here anyway I , I sort of got me bearings and I thought oh yes it 's just down here he 's in the field just down there . |
6 | After they had gone a complete silence that only reflected itself settled down like lead and was broken only by the sound of Moran removing his boots to go to bed early . |
7 | They had gone a long way without her even knowing it and they were riding beside the lake she had seen from the air . |
8 | Naturally , he was speechless with rage and he seemed to go a funny colour , rather like the top range of a steel tempering chart — cherry red . |
9 | As soon as he had gone a furious argument broke out . |