Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] went [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the early 1960s a number of economists went so far as to argue that growth had to be export-led [ Kaldor , 1971 ] . |
| 2 | The excitable Delhi poet Mutahhar of Kara went even further : ‘ The moment I entered this blessed building , ’ he writes , ‘ I saw a soul-animating courtyard as wide as the plain of the world . |
| 3 | The scene dealing with her adoration of Christ went no further than ‘ a few motions of the lips ’ — St Theresa 's moment of ecstasy was rendered by the image of Christ 's hand closing over hers . |
| 4 | The Labour Party argued that a two-thirds majority of those voting , or a simple majority of those on the register , should be required , and the National Union of Teachers went even further with its suggestion that opting out should be allowed only if two-thirds of those on the register approved it . |
| 5 | Accordingly when a pare of men went underground formerly , they made it a rule , to sleep out a candle , before they set about their work ; that is if their place of work was dry , they would lay themselves down and sleep , as long as a whole candle would continue burning ; and then rise up and work for two or three hours pretty briskly ; after that have a touch pipe , that is rest themselves for half an hour to smoke a pipe of tobacco , and so play and sleep away half their working time : but mining being more expensive than it formerly was , those idle customs are superseded by more labour and industry . |
| 6 | Part of the three-year letter of intent went so far as to say — this is quite astonishing that for an initial period , which as far as I can recollect was never defined , British Rail should subsidise bus services because buses were being substituted for trains . |
| 7 | ’ And off Paddy went once more into his professional mumble . |
| 8 | His interview with Law went as badly as it is easily possible to imagine . |
| 9 | Like all withdrawals , the conversion of Empire into Commonwealth went far faster than was prudent or planned , thanks to American impatience , and to the hostility of the Communist and the Third World states . |
| 10 | Taking up residence in Colchester went very well — though I was a bit surprised to find that the ‘ de-skilling ’ process mentioned by the resettlement officer had indeed affected me to some extent . |
| 11 | The ten day celebrations commemorating the 150th anniversary of railways arriving in Taunton went very well over the final weekend with a feast of motive power seen on the West Somerset Railway . |