Example sentences of "[noun prp] to go [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His response to the captain 's surprised question , 'so you came to Czechoslovakia to go to the football match , Professor ? " ( p. 71 ) is , initially , to violate the maxim of quality ( " Certainly not " ) and then to imply that this is not entirely the case by violating the maxims of quantity and relevance when he provides three excuses for not attending all the sessions of the Colloquium instead of admitting the truth . |
| 2 | There 's a story of a Hercules which left Ascension Island to go to the Falklands . |
| 3 | Tremayne lent me his Volvo to go to the boatyard in the morning , reminding me before I set off that it was the day of the awards dinner at which he was to be honoured . |
| 4 | That was for the sons and daughters of richer families like her Pascoe cousins whose father , Uncle Harry , was making his fortune privateering and could afford to pay for Cousin Tristram to go across the water to Fowey every morning and attend Mr Carew 's new grammar school . |
| 5 | After much ‘ mickey-taking ’ , I informed every lady that I only bought one in order to get some change for Sue to go to the toilet ( 25p a time — whatever happened to the expression ‘ spending a penny ’ ) . |
| 6 | He also designed a bed that could be raised up and down and told Pat to go to the patent office with the plan which would make them both a fortune . |
| 7 | The time had come for Space Man Scott to go to the moon ! |
| 8 | 2 Write the description of Wonderland to go in the brochure . |
| 9 | And when the day shall come in which King Bucar arrives , order all the people of Valencia to go upon the walls , and sound your trumpets and tambours , and make the greatest rejoicing that ye can . |
| 10 | I think I 'll ask Willi to go into the side studio and see exactly what he 's up to . |
| 11 | HONG KONG — Xu Jiatun , China 's senior official in Hong Kong , was summoned to Peking for talks on the dispute between China and Hong Kong over the Chinese swimmer Yang Yang , who was allowed by Hong Kong to go to the US last week , writes Kevin Hamlin . |
| 12 | His elder brother , Henry , urged Bracy to go to the London College , which Bracy entered in 1792 , gaining his certificate in 1794 . |
| 13 | Could you give these to Trevor to go on the buggy tonight please ? |
| 14 | Lorna to go to the cinema . |
| 15 | This was achieved in January 1208 after the princes , meeting at Augsburg in the autumn of 1207 , prevailed upon Philip to go to the pope as arbiter . |
| 16 | There were no set hours , no union to look after their interests and they were lucky to get out on a Saturday or Sunday to go to the chapel , or on certain special occasions to the cinema . |
| 17 | I n't that rotten , there got a thing , there got people voting , ringing in and voting to see whether they want Willy Thorn or John Virgo to go in the gunge tank . |
| 18 | Much to Paula 's annoyance Louise persuaded Gwen Bristow to allow Sally to go to the dance . |
| 19 | Anyway , I met Salinger in London to go over the story with him and confirmed those parts of it I knew to be true . |
| 20 | That had seemed natural to Stephen , the way things should be : his father working and then emerging from his work , all three of them walking on the beach , or walking to Badstoneleigh to go to the Pavilion , or having tea on Stephen 's birthday in the Spinning Wheel , or going to see Somerset play . |
| 21 | McNealy says he is perfectly willing for NT to go on the Sparc RISC if Microsoft wants to port it . |
| 22 | Apricot persuaded Rhoda to go to the hospital . |
| 23 | I 've told Rick to go to the police but he wo n't and I 'm so afraid … ’ |
| 24 | This seemed to shake Churt out of their stride and inspire Haslemere to go for the winner . |
| 25 | ‘ In those days the boys went into the church , the army , and so on down the family , and it fell to Charlie to go to the colonies . |