Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] go [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 'll be able to push better if you go down a gear . |
| 2 | I think if you go back a hundred years the problems in British culture were much worse , but nonetheless I do think there 's a tremendous arrogance around in modern so-called civilized Britain , and particularly when they talk about the ancient civilization of Israel , I just think that they were a far more humane nation than we are . |
| 3 | If we go back a few years , I do n't know how many people remember before we had DOPACS , I remember when projects used to come into the group from on high , they used to filter through the organization , until they landed on somebody 's desk who was actually supposed to carry out the work . |
| 4 | His operational flying looked as promising as his civilian flying had , until he went on a night bombing raid over Constantinople . |
| 5 | As the vote approached , it seemed likely that the favoured version would not actually stop spending if it went over a cap , but merely require a special vote to approve or disapprove it . |
| 6 | If it goes down a thirty hole , it 'll be sixty wo n't it cos it 's double score . |
| 7 | A railway company has instructed its engine drivers that before they go over a crossing , they must sound their whistle , to give warning to anyone crossing . |
| 8 | When I go down a steep or longish hill , braking on the engine , by the time I 've reached the bottom the engine seems to be suffering from fuel starvation and consequently refuses to go up the other side . |
| 9 | A further way of avoiding too much time in the air is to lift the back foot as you go over a wave , this helps to stop the nose lifting . |
| 10 | This proved rather funny because when we went round a sharp bend , the cupboard door flew open , the porta-potty rolled out like a cheap-thrills show , and on the next bend it rolled back in again and the door closed ! |
| 11 | Once when they went round a corner she swayed against him and caught his arm to steady herself . |
| 12 | What about getting those children as they go out a voucher that their parents can bring them along to see a show at a reduced rate . |
| 13 | Everyone is aware of the sensation experienced in a lift as it starts to descend , and in a car when it goes over a humped-back bridge . |
| 14 | Chap might have just set the bomb and been taken unawares when it went off a bit early . |
| 15 | A thirteen year old boy has fallen through the window of his school bus as it went round a corner . |
| 16 | JACKO kept fuming police waiting for nearly an hour as he went on a midnight shopping spree — for new toys . |