Example sentences of "he went [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | In late August , after the terns had fledged , he went over one evening to do some work on the island , and on the way back in the dusk he disturbed a party of terns which were roosting on the beach , one of which flew into the tractor and was killed . |
2 | ‘ It assumes that he went round armed with a little pistol , or that he knew where to lay hands on one in the house . ’ |
3 | And he went round all the beds ! |
4 | It 's true you know if a di if a child did come out the gate , with that wee fella yesterday I saw him he was with Ryan and he went up that path like lightning . |
5 | I explained to him about the boxing-match and the waterfall and he went up close and examined the glass minutely , different areas of it , taking his time . |
6 | He went out that evening to his nearest post office . |
7 | I believe he went out that night with the Frenchman , whoever he is , and crossed the Forth . |
8 | No he went out last night |
9 | He went out three or four nights a week at first and then every night . |
10 | Only too painfully aware of his inadequate technique , he went off one day to see his cousin-in-law , Anton Mauve , a successful painter of the Hague school — armed perhaps with a letter of recommendation from dear Uncle Cent . |
11 | He went off bewildered and hurt and she knew it was quite likely he would seek solace elsewhere . |
12 | Re remote control yes , well my son has one of those he has an electric garage door on his house , and a copper frisked him before he went in last season cos he , he 's a younger bloke and er he said what 's this and he pulled it out of his pocket , he said it 's to open my garage door with he said what do you think it is a death ray or something yeah . |
13 | He 's , he , he went in last week , he went in this week and er |
14 | It was enough to knock him backwards ; then his head caught the edge of the roof of the car behind him , and he went down unconscious . |
15 | He missed a step so he went down two instead of one . |
16 | The next day he went down unshaven to gather up his mail . |
17 | I 've seen th this fella came down and he was selling pianos and er he went down this particular terrace and he must have sold seven , eight , or nine or ten on , on both sides . |
18 | But , she was telling the story of a man who was travelling over the moor and it was many years ago on horseback and er he was completely lost and wan , it was getting dark and he wanted to stay somewhere for the night and he sort of travelled and could n't see anywhere and eventually down a long drive he saw a house wi , blazing with lights so he went down this house and er , all the windows were alight , you know were lit up and he knocked at the door and knocked at the door , and knocked at the door and could n't get any answer , no one ever came to the door so in desperation he thought well this is no good ! |
19 | But the Leicestershire player had to be satisfied with gaining a bit more experience at the top level as he went down 3–1 to Tristan Nancarrow , the world No 8 from Australia , in the second round yesterday . |