Example sentences of "i went [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He explained everything to me and I went across a big courtyard , through a door into a large hall , then up some stairs and along a landing turning left towards an outside terrace down to the lawns at the rear of the Palace .
2 I went to a small dressmaker in Lillie road with some material brought from Newfoundland on one of the brief dockings .
3 Well then I went to a private school on Road , two maiden ladies kept that , and we were taught to er walk properly , sit properly , dance , music , learnt the piano there , and embroider , and erm chiefly the educational side of schooling was almost non-existent .
4 But I went to a private school after that , I went to one run by a Mr , Mr E M .
5 I went to a Young Pioneer dance in Moscow … . ’
6 I went to a co-educational school and I was not aware of any pressure for girls to go into arts and boys into science .
7 Oh yes , erm I went to a comprehensive co-educational school and found exactly the same thing .
8 My father did well in his business and I went to a good school .
9 I went to a holistic conference and asked the question , how do you tackle the problem of emotional eating ? ’
10 I went to a sensitivity-training center and I learned body language , but it did n't help my marriage , because I was a tool of male imperialism and that was what I was really resenting all the time .
11 I went to a special sports school — not Leipzig , ’ she added hastily , to a nod from Erika who knew very well what Leipzig meant in the athletic world of the G.D.R. , the absolute , superlative top — ‘ but I was a second rater there .
12 I went to a third doctor and said , ‘ I 've got a parasite , probably a botfly larva , whose life-cycle is … ’ and the doctor said : ‘ Botfly ?
13 Before the legalities had been completed , early in 1973 , I went to a local youth club to show slides of my work as a missionary .
14 I went to a local DIY store and picked out a can of own-brand paint which stated it was for exterior decoration .
15 I went to a local er er council school .
16 When I had depression I went to a self-help group .
17 But then again , if , even Kay over there with she said something about er , oh we 've been out , but , I told you I went to a last Monday .
18 It got more painful — so I went to a different doctor , who said it was an infected sebaceous cyst and gave me stronger antibiotics .
19 I went to a few shops , including Iceland , and to the George pub on Bondgate .
20 I went to a well-known outdoor equipment and clothing firm in London yesterday to buy a daysack .
21 And then after that I went to a public school but er to those years er I just followed the pattern .
22 ‘ However , I went for a second opinion , and I was put on a scan .
23 After returning the van to the hire company , I went for a long walk in Hyde Park .
24 They 're not tight , that 's why I went for a one cos I thought it 's like a trainer in n it ?
25 The next day he and I went for a shorter walk and returned about 6 .
26 My mother volunteered to look after the luggage while my father and I went for a short walk .
27 Escaping from the awkward embarrassment of arty people , in whose company I can never say the right thing , I went for a Chinese meal .
28 And , at first opportunity , I went with a fellow Clare admirer to look for John Clare 's birds .
29 From August 18–28th I went on a fabulous vacation in Maine , a canoe trip on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway .
30 On the 26th June 1989 I went on a primary school trip to the Isle of Wight .
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