Example sentences of "went look [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 We went looking for the river .
2 Scarlet went to look through the glass doors , wondering about the relationship between distance and responsibility .
3 Who , she wondered , as she went to look at the kitchen , had kept the house in such perfect order ?
4 The whole train stopped while he jumped down from the dome car and went to look at the laggard .
5 Such was my astonishment that I stopped kicking the offending mouse and at the first opportunity went to look at the hedgerow .
6 They went to look at the jewellery piled on a table on the far side of the courtyard .
7 I returned to Russia recently with my dear friend Ashkenazy and we went to look at the Central School of Music in Moscow , our educational base for so many years , and there it is , a sorry sight of rubble , locked doors and broken windows .
8 He went to look at the ricks again .
9 He went to look at the window sill and there was this think it 's about time You did something about these .
10 We called at Penndon museum which was closed , but looks good , and then went to look at the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway which has plenty of rolling stock .
11 ‘ I know , because one day when we went to look at the airport I saw water on the other side , by the road .
12 Instead she got up and went to look at the Labrador .
13 I 'd like to go on and lo dad went to look at the cathedral .
14 You know when all this court business is on , and they had two hours at recess so he went to look at the cathedral with Steven and mum mentioned it and , and she said oh I think I 'll go and have a look round she said when all this is over cos dad , suppose he 'll never set foot in Norwich again and I said oh that 's silly cos it 's a , it is a lovely city .
15 Sub-Prior Richard , a kindly soul even to those for whom he had no particular liking , grew anxious , and went to look for the stray , and found him on his bed in the dortoir , pallid and shivering , pleading sickness and looking pinched , grey and cold .
16 He switched off the little girl on Terry Wogan and went to look for the Sturgeon .
17 He was so frightened that I went to look for the animal .
18 Victoria went to look for the schedules of the complex from the main office .
19 She sprang to her feet and went to look in the mirror in the hall .
20 The aunt noticed , and went to look in the shed again .
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