Example sentences of "went through the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One year older than Leonard , he went through the varying experiences of adolescence with him , sharing not least Leonard 's musical interest ( Morton played both the banjo and the trombone ) , as well as a variety of pastimes and a healthy interest in the fairer sex . |
| 2 | Venner wandered off and we went through the pathetic pile of possessions : a counter-pane , three dirty bolsters , hose , jerkins , battered boots , more cheap jewellery , a collection of quills and a bar of Castilian soap . |
| 3 | She went through the remaining months of her pregnancy in a turmoil of doubt , anxiety and frustration . |
| 4 | Tom Pritchard , the manager , went through the key points of the car-hire catechism to be faced by every client : |
| 5 | " Your mother will tell you this evening , " he said , and the sound of the horses ' hooves echoed on flagstones as they went through the arched entrance into the yard . |
| 6 | And so they returned to the kitchen again ; and after the meal was put on the table Aggie went through the other room and from the door yelled , ‘ Ben ! ’ just the once before returning to the kitchen . |
| 7 | We went through the New Town first , and it was bright and colourful , with the ladies ' dresses and the red roses of the Elphbergs . |
| 8 | Bragg and Morton went through the imposing portal of the Civil Engineers ' Hall , and looked about them . |
| 9 | er sale occurred when they went through the electrical register and asked people who lived in flats whether they wanted a green cone , they did n't even have a garden , let alone a window box but nevertheless erm I the green cone extends ought to be reported on , ought to be encouraged and such like because it is the individual person who is going to recycle using their own garden in their own small way as opposed to transporting the stuff maybe to a waste tip and such like where it has to be dealt with at a an expensive way and if a the best part of the expense of dealing with waste of course is actually to transport and transport throughout the roads and if you do it in your own gardens so much the better and I , I , I should like to er and taking part in the green cone experiment er further experiments like that whereby the individual person is encouraged to do it . |
| 10 | We arrived at 9.30 , went through the usual contortions to buy a ticket , and were told to expect a train at 10.30 . |
| 11 | A Vietnamese airport official said they went through the usual passport and customs procedures and then boarded buses to Soc San reception centre which was also the first stop for almost 600 boat people who returned voluntarily from Hong Kong earlier this year . |
| 12 | Insp Cammish said : ‘ We went through the usual practice of trying to strike up a rapport with the person and gain a genuine sort of confidence . ’ |
| 13 | My right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) went through the various clauses in detail and I do not want to add to anything that he has said . |
| 14 | ‘ We went through the late take-up exhaustively before we announced our holding in December 1987 . |
| 15 | Bragg and Morton went through the unpretentious entrance of the New Club , in King Street , and sought out the Secretary . |
| 16 | According to Morgan , when he challenged Docherty , The Doc denied being the source of the story and went through the deceptive rituals of ringing the journalist to complain . |
| 17 | He seemed to sense her mood , drawing back a little as they went through the forward lock and up the cockpit steps . |
| 18 | Brown and the remaining pair went through the front door . |
| 19 | Certainly er by then perhaps I forgot to mention as we went through the front door my weapon was already out of the holster and by the time we 'd got the bedroom door my weapon would already have been under er my eye level , hence literally aiming the weapon and from there the gun was out , my arm was out , whether I still had hold of P C I I ca n't recall . |
| 20 | While he waited for the bath to fill he went through the whole scene again in his head and congratulated himself for staying so calm . |
| 21 | Erm , I did n't fancy them somehow , went through the whole lot , the other day an just did n't sort of take my eye , if you know what I mean . |
| 22 | They went through the whole show in complete silence . |
| 23 | I went through the whole place from top to bottom , cleaning it , polishing the furniture , and making everything just so , as my parents would have left it . |
| 24 | The company went through the whole process of licensing the tapes from the BBC , sorting out the elaborate artwork and manufacturing the records , cassettes and CDs . |
| 25 | A comparable recent conservation cause which went through the High Court and all the way to the Lords was an argument over navigational rights on the river Derwent . |
| 26 | ‘ Those people — and thousands of them went through the proper procedure — will be contacted later this month and given the opportunity to purchase their tickets for the next home game . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ We went through the proper channels with our application , ’ he said , ‘ following the pattern that was used when we ran the 125 and 250 World Championships . |
| 28 | But , she said , if Dew members wished to they could present it back to her and she would ensure it went through the proper channels for presentation to the borough council . |
| 29 | I went through the proper process and the local MP er , er MP for Labour , did n't know much about it , and he referred it to the Postmaster General , I think it is , who took three months to answer . |
| 30 | When they moved from one field to another he leaned down to unlatch and open gates , and as the bay gelding went through the grey mare followed dutifully . |