Example sentences of "[pers pn] have gone to [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Actually , I had fun inventing my own diet because I had gone on diets before , I 'd gone to fat farms , too , but it had never lasted . |
2 | There 's many a time wished I 'd had one of them buggers when I 've gone to these meetings , union meetings and that . |
3 | Well do I know you 've gone to these lengths only to spite me . |
4 | The Sanpro industry as a whole has been quick to wheel out the public relations machinery , and they 've gone to great lengths to reassure women that there really is n't any danger at all . |
5 | The floors are inexpensively tiled , though they have gone to great lengths to achieve the right effect . |
6 | Corporate concern in the US tuna industry has been far more interested in maintaining profits than in saving dolphins , and they have gone to great lengths to protect their commercial interests . |
7 | A spokesman said : ‘ They have gone to great lengths to gather information useful to criminals . ’ |
8 | Most of it has gone to three institutions : the British Museum , RADA and the National Gallery of Ireland . |
9 | Once or twice he 'd gone to great lengths to deceive me but , more often , he 'd taken little trouble to cover his tracks . |
10 | Once again she felt a rush of warmth for Josh ; clearly he 'd gone to some lengths to cover up for her , and for that she 'd be eternally grateful . |
11 | It must have been a popular book as it had gone to five editions by 1656 , and twenty-four editions by 1744 . |
12 | it 's gone , it 's gone to chief execs |