Example sentences of "went straight to [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The warm , tangy scent of his skin went straight to her head , more quickly even than the champagne they had drunk together the evening before . |
| 2 | His words went straight to her heart , and she remembered the private wish she 'd made that day , that Nicolo would tell her he loved her . |
| 3 | She went straight to her jug of water and lifted it up by the handle and peered inside . |
| 4 | As always , she went straight to her room when they got home . |
| 5 | Back at the villa , Ronni went straight to her room , closed the door behind her , sat down on the bed , picked up the phone and quickly dialled . |
| 6 | After dinner they went straight to their room . |
| 7 | We went straight to my home , and there , before my parents , Leslie pulled me on to his knee and said : ‘ Will you marry me ? ’ |
| 8 | Back at the house I went straight to my shed . |
| 9 | Eudocio Ravines , the former Peruvian Communist , describes how in 1917 ‘ all the events in Russia went straight to my heart . |
| 10 | Her pleading frail voice went straight to my heart every time , and quite often I would crack her more than a few eggs to make up the dozen . |
| 11 | When my grandparents came over , the next pay packet from my uncle and my father went straight to my grandfather . |
| 12 | ‘ I must write to Holmes at once , ’ I said , and I went straight to my room and wrote a letter to Holmes , which gave him all the details of Barrymore 's story . |
| 13 | I told the housekeeper that I would be staying for several days , and then went straight to my aunt 's room . |
| 14 | At home , in the privacy of his room , he went straight to his mirror to see if he looked normal , but he realised he might not be a good judge of that . |
| 15 | When Edward arrived , he went straight to his father 's room . |
| 16 | The chamber was empty so Corbett went straight to his room , threw himself down upon his cot and fell into a deep and dreamless sleep . |
| 17 | Leaving Mary staring after him , Joe ran up the stairs , crossed the gallery , and went straight to his mother 's bedroom . |
| 18 | We made a token search for it on the way back to the bay , but then he went straight to his boat , and it 's gone , and I 've no idea where to . |