Example sentences of "went and [vb past] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I went and sniffed around the edges of the frosted glass back door : a good , clean , slightly sweet smell . |
| 2 | We said goodbye , and I went and waited in the hall , which was ablaze with the Matisse colours of Christmas decorations . |
| 3 | I 've started that , I 've got ta , just got ta I went and played on the computers yesterday . |
| 4 | He went and knocked on the door of Pete and Chrissie 's room . |
| 5 | Carter went and knocked on the door . |
| 6 | I went and looked through the gap in the curtains . |
| 7 | I went and looked in the dustbin to see if he was back in there but . |
| 8 | Many of those who went and fought for the Republicans were not always clear about why they were there , except that they felt a revulsion against fascism and a general feeling that they had to do something in the face of the frustrations of the 1930s . |
| 9 | I went and said to the girl at reception , ‘ Tell Vern I 'll be waiting for him just out there , will you ? ’ and swung my bag casually as I wandered down the drive . |
| 10 | So I said I went and lay in the in these bull rushes and I got half a brick , yes , he says , and I saw them coming and he says and I threw it and hit him this er blackleg with this half brick . |
| 11 | When they had left — and Patrick had the grace to look embarrassed because he had no money with which to tip them — he went and tapped on the bathroom door . |
| 12 | He went and stood over the crumpled heap that was Luke . |
| 13 | The friar , snatching the parchment from Cranston 's hand , went and stood over the hospitaller . |
| 14 | I went and stood in the sitting room doorway , but I could n't get any further — my legs would n't move . |
| 15 | I went and stood in the corridor and watched the towns and villages flash past ; we went through Chalon-sur-Saône , Dijon and on towards Lyons . |
| 16 | I went and stood in the kitchen door , while he watched the vriki . |
| 17 | I went and stood in the doorway of my office , indicating that I was ready to start work again . |
| 18 | If you went and stood in the same place now then obviously it would look different in that sense , would n't it so the background if you like would be different would n't it with high rise and maybe a different . |
| 19 | He went and stood by the window . |
| 20 | He went and stood by the shower and watched Sophie in soft-focus shampooing her hair then turning her face to the showerhead . |
| 21 | Silently , her fingers searched in the dim light , feeling her way , moving over the polished surface of the table , then , straightening , she went and stood by the side of the door , a slender , pale figure , waiting in the shadows of the night . |
| 22 | Then she went and stood by the window , looking out . |
| 23 | She went and stood against the parapet at the far end of the terrace , looking towards the central ridge to the north . |
| 24 | Then she went and turned off the light . |
| 25 | She removed it with her fingers , then she went and turned off the kitchen light and sat slowly swinging . |
| 26 | Back across the road I went and peeped through the gap . |
| 27 | Leaving the engine running , he went and leaned on the railings . |
| 28 | He worked slowly but efficiently for nearly two hours , fearing that , if he did not finish the work quickly , frost would make it impossible for him to continue ; then , tired and sweating , he went and sat on the front doorstep to rest . |
| 29 | Patrick went and sat on the bed beside her . |
| 30 | Jill went and sat on the windowsill , and swung her bare feet back and forth . |