Example sentences of "when [pron] go [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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1 | When I go down a steep or longish hill , braking on the engine , by the time I 've reached the bottom the engine seems to be suffering from fuel starvation and consequently refuses to go up the other side . |
2 | This proved rather funny because when we went round a sharp bend , the cupboard door flew open , the porta-potty rolled out like a cheap-thrills show , and on the next bend it rolled back in again and the door closed ! |
3 | Once when they went round a corner she swayed against him and caught his arm to steady herself . |
4 | Everyone is aware of the sensation experienced in a lift as it starts to descend , and in a car when it goes over a humped-back bridge . |
5 | Chap might have just set the bomb and been taken unawares when it went off a bit early . |