Example sentences of "he went [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He went down the corridor that led off the central area . |
| 2 | He went down the road to the junction to look for a taxi . |
| 3 | He went down the stairs like a flying shadow , and rushed through the passage . |
| 4 | He went down the stairs and was stopped at the sound of voices . |
| 5 | He went down the stairs , and she stood at the top of them screaming . |
| 6 | He went down the stairs . |
| 7 | He went down the stairs , holding tight to the bannisters and swaying slightly . |
| 8 | She stood on the landing , watching him as he went down the stairs and out by the side door . |
| 9 | He went down the steps and through the little brick alley . |
| 10 | So he went down the steps to Piccadilly Underground station and bought a ticket for Tower Hill . |
| 11 | In 1859 he went to the brink of war with American troops over San Juan Island , despite his council 's urging restraint . |
| 12 | He went to the bar in the corner of the lounge and he poured us both a stiff whisky and soda . |
| 13 | The next day , which was the Friday , O did n't work and he did n't eat ; he woke up late , stayed in bed until it was dark , got up at nine and dressed in his white shirt just like always and he went to The Bar looking for his heart 's desire one very last time , and that was the night that he met Boy . |
| 14 | He went to the bar . |
| 15 | Pushing his way among the men he went to the bar , nodding a greeting here and there . |
| 16 | When he went to the bar she whispered into Margaret ear , ‘ He 's gorgeous ! ’ |
| 17 | When she finished , he went to the bar and refilled their glasses . |
| 18 | He went to the bar . |
| 19 | As he went to the net , he raised one finger in the air as if to acknowledge the banners that proclaimed him No 1 — he might not be but the way he played last night he could be again soon . |
| 20 | He went to the council school , not Byron House , and he knew about football and boxing , sports that my parents would n't have dreamed of following . |
| 21 | In January 1969 , O'Neill took the only course left open to him : he went to the country to seek a mandate for his policies . |
| 22 | Maxim asked carefully : ‘ Did he see you before he went to the country , when he first came back from Germany ? ’ |
| 23 | He went to the court where he found himself dubbed the plaintiff , paid a fee and a deposit for which he received a receipt . |
| 24 | On Sundays he went to the home of Baron van Swieten , an enthusiastic patron of the arts , whose passionate interest in the then neglected music of Bach and Handel stimulated Mozart to collect and study the fugues and other contrapuntal music of J S Bach — an influence which can be detected in his own music of that period . |
| 25 | Then he went to the head of his own college , Sir Henry Willink . |
| 26 | You know , Jesus did n't spend his days , he went to the synagogue , it was his custom , but he did n't spend his days and nights in the synagogue , he went to the parties . |
| 27 | He rolled over , and spread his loosened limbs in the bed , he opened windows , he went to the Tate Gallery alone and looked at the dissolving blue and gold air of Turner 's Norham Castle . |
| 28 | Earlier , he had been amazed by the amount of sludge being discharged by his pores , so before going back to the hot-rooms , he went to the wash handbasin and scrubbed his face with a will , and imagined all his blackheads disappearing down the drain along with the waste water . |
| 29 | He went to the document case and took out a fistful of money , pretending to weigh it in his hand . |
| 30 | A cocky 12-year-old in an expensive Goretex jacket , Kevin claims that he went to the boy 's home and was told by his father that he had not killed anyone . |