Example sentences of "went [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They looked pretty secure when he and Eddery went clear a furlong out . |
| 2 | He went on a while about the various tests but where he came out was that she 'd been dead for at least five days , and seven was perfectly possible . |
| 3 | JACKO kept fuming police waiting for nearly an hour as he went on a midnight shopping spree — for new toys . |
| 4 | I dreamt I went I think I went to France , I think I was , I went on a day trip to France |
| 5 | His operational flying looked as promising as his civilian flying had , until he went on a night bombing raid over Constantinople . |
| 6 | Erm I think , yeah , o over elaborate erm explanation of why the C C Q , that went on a bit long . |
| 7 | It 's not as if one went on a week 's course and sat around specifically thinking about one 's courses . |
| 8 | She went along a path above St Saviour 's Point where guillemots soared and gannets plunged , wings folded , into the sea below . |
| 9 | things that went down a bundle ! |
| 10 | Today it was closed but the delightfully cold ice-cream from the small shop at the entrance went down a treat . |
| 11 | My speech was directed at Karen Parsons , and whatever reservations you or I may have about it , I can assure you it went down a treat with its target audience . |
| 12 | It went down a treat with the matrons in safe seats like South-west Surrey . |
| 13 | Because we had more money , we spent more money last time , we bought a erm a men 's and a lady 's watch and that went down a treat . |
| 14 | Well Tony won it but I mean it still went down a treat . |
| 15 | But it was worse before , after I had a shower it went down a bit , but it was really red and . |
| 16 | We went down a passageway to a small panelled hall . |
| 17 | Socialist support went down a fraction , with losses in the north compensated by gains in the south . |
| 18 | My horse went down a couple of times when we were riding along a shallow river The hooves must 've turned up the mud at the bottom and I 'm sorry but no amount of expert preparation can help you keep cool when a 500lb horse goes down on you . |
| 19 | order the parts and everything , so I went down a couple of days later I said just for curiosity what 's , what 's it gon na cost us this bloody lot ? |
| 20 | The two Constables … in a further neglect of duty went down a back entry , where they were caught smoking together , and later one of the Constables and the Acting Sergeant falsely concocted a story to disguise these infractions … |
| 21 | ‘ But those few gigs we did , with me playing guitar and singing harmonies , went down a bomb and we have been partners ever since . |
| 22 | He were a remarkable man in his way : he went down a well to clean it out on the day he died . |
| 23 | Daryl tried to imitate all they did , she was good to , but not quite so good as they were , but she was quite fearless and divide of the highest diving board and went down a chute in all kinds of peculiar position . |
| 24 | They went down a flight of steps on the river walk . |
| 25 | That 'd be nice if we all went together a lot with Oliver would n't it ? |
| 26 | ‘ The knee went just a week before Scotland 's game against England and I can not remember feeling more depressed , ’ said Armstrong . |
| 27 | Erm but I mean they went away a couple of weeks ago down to where Dave 's brother was buried in Isle of Wight |
| 28 | He went away a lot , with his work , but he 's been back with us for the last year or so , off and on . ’ |
| 29 | I used to love riding , but I went over a jump seven years ago and the horse stopped , but I kept on going , and I fractured my back , so I thought , I 'm too old for that . |
| 30 | Watkins particularly noted notches where the ley went over a hilltop . |