Example sentences of "and went [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Managers came and went at an alarming rate ; there was Board Room take-over ; gates began to dwindle and the Palace were candidates for relegation from well before Christmas . |
| 2 | We crossed the lowered drawbridge and went under an arched entrance depicting the wonderfully carved scene of the Annunciation . |
| 3 | We accept that the statement that he was ‘ beaten to death ’ whilst in police custody was incorrect and went beyond the original inquest verdict of manslaughter . |
| 4 | According to Morgan , when he challenged Docherty , The Doc denied being the source of the story and went through the deceptive rituals of ringing the journalist to complain . |
| 5 | She paid off the cab at Bart 's Hospital , and went through the main entrance . |
| 6 | Many people took this game of make-believe to fantastic lengths and went through the whole elaborate business of a preparation for escape without the slightest real intention of ever carrying it out . |
| 7 | We lay on the hard , orange clay and went through the different procedures that we would use when we went off to fire on the shooting range . |
| 8 | I knelt down and went through the dead man 's clothing . |
| 9 | They met Colebrooke in the passageway outside , thanked him for his attentions and went down the outside steps into the Tower bailey . |
| 10 | Doing their best for the glory of Canada , the whole field of eleven swept round the bend and went down the far side as if welded together , and it still seemed when they turned for home that that was how they might finish , in a knot . |
| 11 | The moment she hit one of the papers , she braked and went into a long skid , sliding right across the kitchen floor to the other wall , which she thumped into , still standing on her ‘ magic carpet ’ . |
| 12 | Through the gate and over the lumpy ground , and she opened the door and went into a long drill hall with a clacking wooden floor . |
| 13 | He found the house that he was looking for and went into a long , low room . |
| 14 | Shikampur kept his advantage as Richards roused his mount to full steam , and a quarter of a mile out Pinza swept past and went into a decisive lead . |
| 15 | This over-the-head version weighed only 14 oz and went into a neat little stuff sack . |
| 16 | As I was putting the thermometer back in its case the calf suddenly toppled over and went into a frothing convulsion . |
| 17 | ‘ He was very clever and went into an entire theatrical about the whole thing and produced pieces of paper with stamps on them . |
| 18 | During her researches she went to Lord 's to examine the immense collection which belongs to the MCC and went into the Long Room . |
| 19 | He got up , flung the strange , savage robe around his shoulders again and went into the other room where she heard him shouting through the door " Is that little matter sorted out yet , at the Dog and Gun ? " |
| 20 | She bought six first-class stamps , took a pound coin from her purse and went into the automatic photo booth . |
| 21 | ‘ Wait here , ’ said Mr Rochester , and went into the secret room where a shout of laughter greeted him . |
| 22 | I ca n't stay here crying with the amah wandering around , she realised , and went into the luxurious master bathroom to bathe and change . |
| 23 | She closed the door and waited for a moment , then turned and went into the little bedroom . |
| 24 | ‘ We do n't stamp passports , ’ said the Immigration man huffily as he turned away from the desk and went into the little room behind that served as his office . |
| 25 | They crossed the dirt road and went into the little surgery , cool out of the direct sun . |
| 26 | ‘ He veered across the road and went into the opposite lane where he collided with a transit van . ’ |
| 27 | He jumped up from his swivel chair and went into the adjoining office . |
| 28 | He examined this curiously , ignoring my questions , and went into the adjoining stable where his own horse was stabled and did the same . |
| 29 | She took fresh undies , a red cotton dress , and a pair of open-toed court shoes from her case , and went into the adjoining bathroom . |
| 30 | I dined four times at various places and went to a drunk party at Worcester in someone 's rooms I did not know . |