Example sentences of "went [prep] a local [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You said he went to a local church . ’ |
| 2 | I went to a local DIY store and picked out a can of own-brand paint which stated it was for exterior decoration . |
| 3 | He went to a local pub in the mining village where he was staying to drown his sorrows and found himself sitting next to a stranger who remarked on his dejected demeanour . |
| 4 | Before the legalities had been completed , early in 1973 , I went to a local youth club to show slides of my work as a missionary . |
| 5 | She went to a local letting agency , Landlords of 41 Roman Road , Bethnal Green , London E2 , who found a tenant that day . |
| 6 | But her outlook was subtly different , say from that of Edward Heath , whose father was a carpenter in a small town in Kent and who , like Mrs Thatcher , went to a local grammar school rather than the private boarding schools favoured by most Tory leaders . |
| 7 | I left in the following March , and went to a local authority home for six weeks . |