Example sentences of "went [prep] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Early one pre-Sale morning a stranger silently passed two sorters working in the vestibule , went for a few minutes into the Church , which happened at eh time to be empty of all nut noods , and then said to them as he walked out ‘ You 've made that Church live . ’ |
2 | He was educated at Harrow , from where he went for a few months into his father 's City office , which he hated ; and he spent a term in Göttingen , learning German . |
3 | Not only that , but he went for a few shots , bravely teasing back the initiative from Mushtaq and Waqar . |
4 | Well we said , did you not visit and Morpeth and Annick well we we went round a few castles in that area to keep out the rain . |
5 | Have got today ( Monday 17th ) off ( yippee ! ) but have n't done much — slightly hungover from last night , I went to see Tex Mex with Ruth & Euan & some of their friends , the food was great , & so today had a long lie in then went to a few shops … which were n't open because it 's an Edinburgh holiday … |
6 | ‘ I went to a few shops , including Iceland , and to the George pub on Bondgate . |
7 | He was like as close as that and he was really staring and he was n't staring at the road cos as I went on a few feet he stared at the car again . |
8 | We went on a few yards , then I held back to let her go ahead of me where the path was narrowest . |
9 | With a sigh I went on a few steps further to George 's office and found him as I 'd expected , fully dressed , lightly napping , with worked-on forms pushed to one side beside an empty coffee cup . |
10 | But there was a motor bike went by a few minutes ago . |