Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] gone and [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The rail link has gone and the family firm which provided the public services was absorbed into the East Yorkshire Motor Services , who are still in operation . |
2 | He watched their departure through a spreading mist , and when the last car had gone and the avenue was silent except for the long sigh of grass , he allowed himself to be taken back to his room . |
3 | On our return the Agent had gone and the women were calm , unlike Bustos , that foolish puppy , spinning at my feet and fixing me with his heartbroken eyes . |
4 | The old wooden parcels depot at the Parkgate exit has gone and the bridge is newly painted . |
5 | In sharp contrast to her mood , the rain had gone and the clouds were breaking up to reveal a blue sky . |
6 | He ran into the path of fellow striker , Lee Nogan , and as both hesitated who was going to put the ball into the empty net , the chance had gone and the ball was hacked away . |
7 | Ace 's finger remained clamped down on the trigger even after all seven bullets had gone and the slide had locked back in the ‘ empty ’ position . |
8 | They used to come here , yes , to this hotel to spend their last nights before they went to that bridge to hurl themselves off , sometimes in front of a train ; but now the line has gone and the track removed we do n't get so many nuts coming to end their days . |
9 | The crowd had gone and a serjeant-at-arms , wearing the florid livery of the city threw dice with his two companions , ignoring the grim carrion swaying just above their heads . |
10 | The heat of summer had gone and the cooler November days were ideal for running on the superb surface . |
11 | Visit Malham at mid-day on a sunny Bank Holiday and it will be " fair thranged wi' folk " , yet wait until evening when the charabancs have gone and the cars have motored their way back downdale , and Malham becomes again a quiet little place , the only noise coming from the Hikers ' Bar of the Buck Inn where legions of Pennine Way pilgrims have slaked their thirst ; or from the bar of the Listers Arms where Dalesfolk have been coming for years to taste the best steaks in the Dales . |
12 | The swings had gone and the pier had been demolished ; a few years ago the Council had given permission for a café-and-restaurant to be built , but the place had only been open a month when it caught fire and was burned out ; the Fire Brigade could n't get to it , the promenade being too narrow for their vehicles . |
13 | The yard was still noisy with jangling harness and talk at dusk when the women had gone and the bracket-torches below the fiery sky to the west glowed like running water dyed red . |
14 | Now the track has gone and a road covers the scene . |