Example sentences of "and [noun pl] went [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But coaching and plans went out of the window . |
| 2 | In these older towns , too , the large houses of the middle class were divided into tenements to house the swarming population , and factories and warehouses went up on their gardens and orchards . |
| 3 | She 'd expected a steady upward climb , but suddenly the tunnel dipped and steps went down beside a white race of water . |
| 4 | The days of casual sex from encounters in bars and discos went out with the arrival of AIDS , at least as a way of life . |
| 5 | They spotted a fast-moving object on 26 April and messages went out to optical observatories to identify it . |
| 6 | ‘ After the collisions the plates were able to adjust each time — fairly quickly it seems — and things went back to normal until something else came crashing in . ’ |
| 7 | What arguments and manoeuvres went on behind the scenes ? |
| 8 | One group swore that they did not get any salary , but took the job to attract men for prostitution ; and others went out of their way to prove their own sophistication by talking to them . |
| 9 | Men and horses went down like ninepins before them , in a tangle of waving limbs , flailing hooves and broken lances . |
| 10 | As the ages passed , a few land mammals , the distant ancestors of today 's whales and dolphins went back to the sea , and gradually changed shape as they adapted to an underwater environment . |
| 11 | Family Day at OBEX was the highlight of the year , and preparations went on for several weeks in advance . |