Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] went [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was , at least , an improvement on an earlier pattern , where I went into the end-game with a lead of about 30 — and then lost on the black . |
| 2 | I followed the telephone cord and found where it went into the wall . |
| 3 | ‘ I did n't get A-levels , so I went into the Army , ’ explains the Old Etonian . |
| 4 | But he greeted me by swearing at me , so I went into the hall to find somebody else . |
| 5 | I felt really faint so I went to the pub at the end of the road where your office is — ca n't remember its name . |
| 6 | Poppy had managed to gather quite a collection of workmen 's boots , so I went to the pet shop and bought her some toys , which she loved playing with . |
| 7 | I did n't have any others so I went to the police station in stocking feet . |
| 8 | ‘ I could n't go , so I went to the second night . |
| 9 | I did n't find you at first , so I went to the bathroom . |
| 10 | I decided to go for the pills first , but after three months I was still in agony so I went for the laser operation . |
| 11 | in the endland It was too far to go every day , so I went for the week , came home to the flat at weekends , She had squash , groundnuts , rows of beans on nylon lines She had me for the weeding . |
| 12 | Meredith supposed Harriet would be fully committed socially over the Christmas period but she wanted to offer some token of hospitality , so she went across the road after breakfast and asked if Harriet would like to come over to lunch . |
| 13 | Mr Arsmtrong said : ‘ She said she thought he was going to start on her again so she went into the kitchen to get a knife and while her husband had his back turned she pushed the knife into his lower back . |
| 14 | A quick glance showed that towels were needed , so she went to the linen cupboard and collected two large fluffy ones , but as she returned to the room the sound of Doreen 's plaintive voice caused her to pause . |
| 15 | Jack was busy , dealing with a nasty fracture , so she went to the nursing station and picked up the phone . |
| 16 | ‘ So you went along the corridor to her room . |
| 17 | ‘ So we went to the railway police . ’ |
| 18 | First we had to choose what animal to make , so we went round the Star Zoo to look at all the animals . |
| 19 | no where we went was the erm well where we went first was the Dunkirk , did n't like what we hear in there , so we went from the Dunkirk and tried to get in the erm Smithfield hotel , we were unable to do that |
| 20 | And so they went to the cinema . |
| 21 | There were no guards in front of the prison , so they went to the gate and waited there . |
| 22 | So she could n't go out to work cos she 'd got young girls to bring up so they went to the social and the social turned round and said to them before we give you any money you 've got ta spend all this bloody redundancy you 've got ta have used all your savings , including the kids savings , and you 've got ta have nothing ! |
| 23 | Thereafter rain restricted them to one-day games and half of a four-day game , so they went into the first Test in Trinidad very under-prepared . |
| 24 | He was carrying a huge bundle of papers and did n't want to walk far , so they went into the Arab cafe beside the Post Office . |
| 25 | Ranulf was about to reply when Dame Agatha suddenly emerged , carrying a small wooden box of altar breads , so they went across the green to reclaim their horses . |
| 26 | His parents are well-off farmers in Somerset , and although he went to the prestigious Ampleforth school , he spent only a year after taking his A levels at agricultural college before becoming a BMW car salesman . |
| 27 | He climbed the three steps to the door , and pushed at it , but it was securely locked , so he went to the nearest window . |
| 28 | So he said , Oh I w yes but he says , just come along with him , so he went to the funeral and then he |
| 29 | Of course they did n't get the portable with this , they rang them up , said where 's my colour portable said I 'll put you on to the manager anyway they had some deal that night that erm to launch this Mini Mayfair or whatever it was wine and cheese thing so he went to the wine and cheese thing and worried he was gon na kick up a fuss so they gave him a telly anyway . |
| 30 | He needed some toothpaste so he went into the chemists . |