Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] ride " in BNC.
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1 | One enterprising young man gathered 60 ration books into his brief-case and persuaded an RCAF pilot , due for a recognizance flight that day , to fly him several hundred miles across the provincial border to Atlin , B.C. At the friendly invitation of those concerned I went along for the ride and helped my energetic friends load five cases of Johnny Walker , which we transported back to Whitehorse well in time for a Saturday night party . |
2 | I went along for the ride ; Mrs Goreng needed moral support and a straight guy to conduct an emergency dialogue with , if the need arose . |
3 | In my own defence I can say only that I went along for the ride , as it were , if you 'll forgive the expression , Mr Milton . ’ |
4 | ‘ And you came along for the ride ? ’ |
5 | Like a hare , she raced off down the ride . |
6 | She radiated warmth and we chatted easily on the ride back to the flat , then sat shoeless on the floor in front of the gas-fire , swapping husband humour and sipping coffee . |
7 | He walked on along the ride . |
8 | But he went along for the ride , hoping he could put his spoke in and cancel the idea . |