Example sentences of "as [pron] went [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe it had some bearing on Uncle Fred 's last words to me as I went off to do my National Service in the army . |
| 2 | I never complained as I went off to watch West Ham that afternoon , having scoffed his portion of chips . |
| 3 | As soon as the off-licence opened I bought a dozen cans of Norseman lager , hefting the packs under my arm as I went off to find a quiet corner of the station where I could guzzle them in peace . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'd have gone there last year but for the shin splints ’ she added , before a note of irritation and frustration became evident as she went on to say ‘ This question haunted me for half of last year . |
| 5 | Her conscience pricked her as she went on to lie , telling Elizabeth everything she wanted to hear . |
| 6 | But it does very effectively , so we were smart and snug and weatherproof as we went on to enjoy the most exhilarating walk of the entire weekend . |
| 7 | But it does so very effectively , so we were smart and snug and weatherproof as we went on to enjoy the most exhilarating walk of the entire weekend . |
| 8 | He says : ‘ It was very cold and frosty as we went out to face them . |
| 9 | ‘ What sort of accommodation have you got in Harwich ? ’ she asked , as we went off to sit down in the lounge . |
| 10 | As they went on to comment : |
| 11 | I think people in the British churches , and probably outside them , twenty or thirty years ago lived in a rather secure world and they understood that God was on the whole on the side of the British Empire and the missionaries as they went out to civilize other places , and that was true also of the other European forms of God . |
| 12 | Cranston stood up and linked his arm through Athelstan 's as they went out to stand at the door whilst the ostler saddled their horses . |
| 13 | I stopped listening as he went on to describe a naval ceremony . |
| 14 | Penry 's eyes softened as he went on to describe the rest of his family ; Katharine , married to a merchant banker and mother of two teenage sons , and Clemency , Charity 's twin , married to a writer and broadcaster and mother of twin girls and a son . |
| 15 | Yet as he went on to say , the procedure , whatever its eventual remedial consequences , had ‘ punitive consequences ’ . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , as he went on to say , " my friends at Tribschen assure me that , to their amazement , I have succeeded in this even where the problem is at its most extreme , with Tristan … |
| 17 | Guido straightened slightly as he went on to observe , ‘ I 'm sure we 'll succeed more quickly working together — and you 'll have a chance to see more of this country you like so much … ’ |
| 18 | His voice was cool and unemotional , as he went through to pick up his medical case . |
| 19 | Not only had he earned the Huge Reward but for once , indeed the only time without Tom 's help , he had outwitted his most terrible enemy and he could not resist cocking a very vulgar snook at Cut-throat Jake as he went over to shake the Dragoon officer by the hand . |
| 20 | She saw Vincent 's father as he went upstairs to confront his son . |
| 21 | Leonora stared after him , stricken , as he went upstairs to pack his belongings . |
| 22 | ‘ Certainly , sir , ’ Theda replied , and turned as he went off to find in Mrs Alderley 's face a look of blank astonishment . |
| 23 | Jochim to Speedy Ormanroyd 's lay-off a good one for Lewis gets it in quickly on the left foot Ormanroyd and then Speedy collided with Pearce as he went in to try and turn the ball goalwards and it 's all ended up a goal kick . |
| 24 | ‘ I never noticed that , ’ said Simon as he went back to check . |