Example sentences of "and [pron] went [adv prt] of " in BNC.

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1 Karen and I went out of our way to place obstacles in our path .
2 And she went out of her way to praise artist David Hankinson as she unveiled his painting of her in fairy-tale pink gown complete with tiara , pearl drop earrings and gold watch .
3 And she went out of the room , leaving Clare and Bryony facing one another over two thousand five hundred sheets of paper that had to be folded by Friday .
4 I took her hand in mine , and we went out of the ruined place ; and , as the morning mists had risen long ago when I first left the forge , so , the evening mists were rising now , and in all the broad expanse of tranquil light they showed me , I saw no shadow of another parting from her .
5 Then he crossed the room to collar a departing guest for some last words and they went out of the front door together .
6 And he went out of the room , his arms angled like a plane .
7 She came and kissed him like an anteater , and he went out of the door .
8 She lay back in the chair and he went out of her like alcohol .
9 She went out of her way to pass near him , and he went out of his way to insult her .
10 I mean , I was just an obscure first-year , and he went out of his way to encourage me .
11 I can remember at Westfield school about fifteen years ago we had an art teacher , who got the children to make an enormous thing , I think it was a Loch Ness Monster , and it went out of , out of the door of one room into another , you know , and they spent days and ages on making this thing
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