Example sentences of "[noun sg] go [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , as I used to , one cracks walnuts by banging two of the things together , and keeps the uncracked winner to go forward the next round , will one inevitably finish Christmas with the hardest nut to crack in one 's hand ? |
| 2 | But do n't be fooled by the island 's exotic name or location just off Africa — once the sun goes down the whole place comes alive . |
| 3 | If she wanted Lori gone then the quickest way was to give her the coffee she 'd asked for . |
| 4 | ‘ Drink went down the wrong way . ’ |
| 5 | at two o'clock on Saturdays and whizzes round the town doing wheelies round the town so I said to him last night Scott sit down I want you to read something , I said take a good look at the paper , I said it could 've been you , doing that , you think you 're so fucking clever and big running round the town , I said it only takes you to lose control go up the bloody curb and bang , that 's what happened , I said think about what the hell you 're doing |
| 6 | Lili 's cigarette smoke went down the wrong way . |
| 7 | On Thursday the weedkiller train went up the Cambrian Coast , thus spending two nights at Machynlleth . |
| 8 | My Bud went down the wrong way and I had a fit of choking . |
| 9 | When Razor went down the first time I was shouting and jumping up and down , ’ she said . |
| 10 | Then there 's er the door the door at forty feet and there 's er a gunmetal ladder going up the forty feet you 've got to climb up to get into the door . |
| 11 | Dionne went for the outlaw type , or so she said , then mothered and civilised them until they were unrecognisable , and when her dream of civilised and raunchy equality went out the slammed door , there she was alone again , smoking a little more than usual , drinking a little more than necessary and swearing herself to celibacy until the next sulky brow slouched into view and stole her hopeful heart away . |
| 12 | She goes Dear Doctor Allen , My Mum and Dad went out the other day and I was bored so I started rubbing my dog and my dog got turned on and so did I . |
| 13 | Mother Francis stood at a window and watched little Eve go down the long avenue of the convent out to Sunday lunch on her own with the Hogans . |
| 14 | Mind you 're still got , still getting a lot of heat going up the old chimney are n't you ? |