Example sentences of "went to get [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Simon went to get himself some shirts made .
2 Leaving his wife to clear up all the dishes , Mr Jones went to get himself ready for a good game of cards with his friends from work .
3 She sat at a table while he went to get their lager and ploughman 's lunches .
4 While Ben went to get their luggage she led her guests over to a small building , separated from the main house by a large garage complex .
5 While Mrs Mann went to get him , Mr Bumble finished the rest of his gin .
6 I wanted the hotel to clean them , but when I went to get them this morning , one had gone .
7 That 's why I went to get them .
8 Slowly Maura went to get her coat , hoping against hope that if she took long enough Margaret would get fed up and go home .
9 She went downstairs , said good-bye to Lizzie , and went to get her car out of the garage .
10 And er we went to get one , and measured it and it was right size this box but
11 Oh I do n't think that I can help and just say and I yen I went to get one in
12 Well you know the first time I went was oh I du n no , before the war you know when I was about four or five and I went to get one out I mean my parents
13 He showed her into the bedroom and put her weekend bag on the bed , and then went to get her some towels from the linen cupboard in the hall .
14 While he went to get her a glass of freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice she tried to resent his patronising amusement , but failed to summon up enough ill-feeling to do so .
15 I went to get her and she ran underneath the gap .
16 I said I was thirsty so she went to get me a drink .
17 You talk to whoever you went to get me involved in this candy-assed operation .
18 Duncan at L.A.B. dropped off my gear at the shops as he did n't have my address , when I went to get it only half was handed over .
19 ‘ Last night I finally realised what was missing from my design so I went to get it but I got into some problem . ’
20 ‘ I thought you went to get your tooth done , not do a survey . ’
21 It was left to the York writer , Hugh the Chanter , to tell us that after Ralph died in 1122 , his successor , William of Corbeil , took them to Rome in 1123 when he went to get his pallium .
22 ‘ But we do n't know where he went to get his splinters ? ’
23 He stopped crying at once and went to get his pyjamas and his tortoise box .
24 Mark Kiff went to get his verdict on the game .
25 After a while I thought I 'd go into the orchard and practise some chip shots so I went to get my nine iron .
26 When , when I went to get my tickets she said
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