Example sentences of "[coord] went [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She slung her bag over one shoulder and went marching across the terrace , head erect , free arm swinging . |
| 2 | So Vasilissa crossed herself and went trembling among the trees . |
| 3 | I donned a tie and went to call on the manager of the Sudan Air office in the guise of an Important Person . |
| 4 | They escaped from the toy shop , and went to live in the market building , in the middle of the square . |
| 5 | In May 1987 the debtor , who had carried on the business of running a nursing home , sold the business as a going concern and went to live in the Canary Islands . |
| 6 | The girl 's father could make no further objection , so the two of them were married directly , and went to live in the forest . |
| 7 | After two years of this , Miss D'Armande remembered , Miss Ray suddenly left the theatre and went to live in the country . |
| 8 | Her mother divorced Ipuky and went to live in the north of the country with one older son . |
| 9 | ‘ So I got Laura Parslow to help me , and went to live in the East End , and the only work I could find , being such a fine lady and quite untrained , was as a maid-of-all-work , a skivvy , which I was by day , and wrote my column at night , when my work was over . ’ |
| 10 | Athelstan felt angry and went to kneel before the statue of the Virgin , praying for Meg and the evil bastard who had sent her soul unshriven out into the darkness . |
| 11 | They left the hospital and went to wait for the bus . |
| 12 | Although he had n't actually handled her particularly roughly , she lost her balance and went sprawling on the floor . |
| 13 | He turned his horse time and again , and went ploughing through the thickest of the struggle with bared sword , exchanging strokes with any who cared to stand and debate with him . |
| 14 | Glancing over his shoulder with a huge wink , Oz banged the door after him and went whooping across the yard . |
| 15 | Anna Harland left the prison and went to talk to the police . |
| 16 | I gave it a wide berth and went to sit on the rug , but of course it had gone so I sat on one of the chairs instead , had a good long wash and settled down for a nap . |
| 17 | ‘ She hit a parked car , then hit the kerb and went flying round the corner . ’ |
| 18 | Then , remembering herself , she slipped off her dress and went to lie on the bed . |
| 19 | ‘ For Pete 's sake ! ’ he muttered moodily , and shoved his hands in his pockets and went to stare into the empty fireplace . |
| 20 | ‘ If you would but use her , ’ said David , and turned his back and went to stare from the window at the frosty strand and the shifting , misty sea . |
| 21 | The child passengers gripped the broom while their arms pumped round in a rhythm , as their imaginary train gathered speed and went racing over the land . |
| 22 | He pushed back his chair , and went to change into the evening clothes that Chambers had laid out for him . |
| 23 | He turned , and went clattering down the stairs into the basement , slamming the door behind him . |
| 24 | Cadfael left the messengers from Longner waiting uneasily within the gate , and went hurrying round the corner of the schoolroom to the penitential cells beyond , where deeper shadows were already filling the narrow passage to the wicket in the enclave wall , and the mill and the pool beyond . |
| 25 | As the eldest son , Father shortened his education — or had it shortened for him — and went to help in the family business . |
| 26 | Luke pushed back his chair impatiently and went to stand at the window , looking down , his back towards her . |
| 27 | Adam climbed in and went to stand in the prow , eyes fixed once more on the island . |
| 28 | She stepped into the room and went to stand by the armchair where he had so carelessly thrown his coat . |
| 29 | He got up and went to stand by the tall , ornate fireplace where a fire had now been lit for the cooler evening to come . |
| 30 | The whole train stopped while he jumped down from the dome car and went to look at the laggard . |