Example sentences of "had gone a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | The Officer had gone a few yards when he suddenly fell to the ground . |
2 | Then before I had gone a few yards I felt a tug on my back . |
3 | I had gone a few paces when there was a loud crashing explosion behind me . |
4 | I saw no signs and had gone a few miles before I saw my first human being . |
5 | Whisper it not at the British Heart Foundation , but we knew that , as well as the salt , into that dinner had gone a dozen eggs , a couple of pints of cream , half a pound of butter , a quarter-pound of sugar and about half a pint of Calvados . |