Example sentences of "[coord] went [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We both dismounted and went to examine the obscenity . |
| 2 | She made a belated grab for her wits while Guy rose and went to answer the summons , exchanging a few murmured words with whoever was on the other side of the door . |
| 3 | And when she straightened up and went to take the key from the lock his hand was there before hers , and as he handed the key back to her , he said on a laugh , ‘ I see you do n't intend to be locked in from the outside . ’ |
| 4 | NEXT day I took the advice I had been given by my friends at the Union and went to see the exhibition of the Bibliotheca Corviniana in the National Library on Castle Hill , partly because Matthias I , or Matthias Hunyadi , known as Corvinus because of the crow motif on his banners , was one of the most striking and decisive characters in East European history , straddling the histories of Transylvania , Hungary , Bohemia and Austria . |
| 5 | We left the hide and went to explore the rest of the Power Station grounds . |
| 6 | She ploughed on : ‘ He goes where the Cap'n goes , and th'ca n't expect him to on her apron , and went to open the door . |
| 7 | He shook his head in despair then got to his feet and went to open the door . |
| 8 | His wife turned without a word , and went to open the door ; and presently ushered in Detective Chief Inspector George Felse , mild , grey-haired and ordinary , a tired middle-aged man who would have been inconspicuous and among his peers almost anywhere he cared to materialise . |
| 9 | Slipping her feet into slender-heeled sandals , Lindsey reached for her evening purse and went to open the door . |
| 10 | If that 's all you 've come to say — ’ She stood up and went to open the door , but stopped when Dawn burst out , |
| 11 | ‘ Goodnight ! ’ she snapped , and went to slam the door shut on him — then found that his foot was in the way . |
| 12 | She got off the bed and went to unlock the door without any trepidation , or any other strong emotion . |
| 13 | I got up about seven , had a little breakfast and went to catch the bus for Fulham . |
| 14 | She got up , glowering , without a word , and went to fetch the drink , leaving Gabriel staring down at Lucie . |
| 15 | ‘ You wo n't like it , it 's spaghetti , ’ I told him as I put the pot on the table and went to fetch the tomato sauce . |
| 16 | Gently he pushed her aside and went to fetch the wine . |
| 17 | Then he left the room and went to find the nurse who had been the unworthy recipient of his evil temper . |
| 18 | I left the hostel at about 9 am and went to find the office . |
| 19 | ‘ Then I have always kept to making the Ovaltine last thing , and on Friday night I forgot to put the sugar in for him and went to get the bowl . |
| 20 | ‘ His great hour was when he dressed up as the newspaper boy and went to meet the train , ’ Sheila said tentatively . |
| 21 | The following morning he brought the two black bulls out of the stable and went to start the ploughing . |
| 22 | Bravd winked at the Weasel and went to investigate the shape that they assumed was a pack animal . |