Example sentences of "went [adv prt] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I went along a few more times , but just sat there in silence .
2 The old woman went along a short passage , passed a scullery and continued on a few yards .
3 We went down a hundred feet , perhaps a bit more .
4 Oh , it was a disaster , he was er my estimation of him went down a hundred percent because she smoked
5 And so we did this and we had this bungalow at Mablethorpe which is still running , we 've been down , we went down a few weeks ago .
6 And I went down a few hundred yards again .
7 When Razor went down the first time I was shouting and jumping up and down , ’ she said .
8 I should do really got a clot in one of his legs as it means and went down the other one and got ta take it out , through smoking
9 The drive was tree-lined , so they went down the farther side , only visible now and then .
10 The dungeons of the Louvre Palace were the antechambers of hell though very few of those who went down the dark stony steps ever emerged to recount their experiences .
11 They went down the dark tunnel .
12 As O'Grady and Kyle went down the 8th another sudden roar came from the expectant crowd waiting round the 11th .
13 There was a lot of undergrowth to be cleared so Stephen and I went down the following Saturday ( 17/10/92 ) to cut down and burn the weeds .
14 ‘ It 's none of my business , ’ she replied , gripping the solid wood grab-rails as she went down the five steps with their non-slip treads .
15 He turned and went down the four steps that led into the long , dark , low-ceilinged dining room , returning a moment later with a book from the shelves .
16 I got up , washed , dressed , and Benjamin and I went down the great sweeping wooden staircase .
17 Every morning he went down the three flights of stairs the mail was there to be shuffled and dealt .
18 So er I went down the Red Lion in Willenhall and fixed him up for a night 's dosh , did n't I , and the driver and then er I worked on , worked on and on and was able to get these er done for him to take back to fit this ship .
19 Ranulf scooped his dice into his leather wallet and they went down the spiral wooden staircase and into the hall .
20 Men went down the main shaft and tried to clear it by shovelling the slurry into tubs which were then hauled to the surface but this was soon abandoned as it was realised that it would take weeks or months to clear a way through to the trapped men .
21 Lastly they went down the main staircase to the Director s office .
22 Felipe was still having breakfast when Maggie went down the next morning , and it caught her off guard .
23 I sang down the Bottom Club , so when I went down the next week the manager said I 've just been waiting for you , I 've been waiting for you to come in he said so he said , look the group ca n't come he said , will you sing ?
24 She said well it 's too late now , the the clear one 's full so we just anyway , went I went down the next day there 's a new one or , next time , there 's a new one down there so they , they must obviously think , well put them all in together .
25 ‘ Drink went down the wrong way . ’
26 Lili 's cigarette smoke went down the wrong way .
27 My Bud went down the wrong way and I had a fit of choking .
28 Handing him one of the cans , she drank from her own , and coughed as it went down the wrong way .
29 I went down the wrong route with the referrals and
30 The man who called himself Hope went down the sleepy cow-crossed and vagrant-strewn main street of Keswick with the speed and determination of the utterly resolved .
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