Example sentences of "went upstairs [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I eat , I went , when I went round to Maryanne and my baked bread next door , I like I went down , I went in there before , before I went upstairs into the flat , and bought a , a roll for twelve P . |
| 2 | Vernon went upstairs with the intention of ringing Harcourt again , but the lounge door was ajar and he was seen by the soap salesman who was playing gin rummy with the traveller in miscellaneous stationery . |
| 3 | Dotty was n't there to cosset him , and presently he went upstairs to the wardrobe , where Prue made him a cup of tea . |
| 4 | Then we went upstairs to the make-up room and Mr Wogan came to say a quick hello , which is his custom , I believe . |
| 5 | Anne got out of the mini-drama and went upstairs to the Ladies . |
| 6 | Wearing her full brown skirt and white gloves , Isabel Lavender went upstairs to the attic , oiling the lock and shifting cases to make a passage for herself . |
| 7 | We went upstairs to the diningroom , turned the knob , took a deep breath and went in . |
| 8 | When the punch had cooled he took it out to the garden shed , within easy reach of Tibbles who , since her dose of chicken thallium , seemed to have improved in every conceivable way , and went upstairs to the bedroom . |
| 9 | Julia kept her eyes clear of both Lord Cumbermound and Canon Wheeler and , leaving McGee to clear the table for port and dessert , she went upstairs to the drawing-room to remove the sherry glasses and set out coffee . |
| 10 | A little while later , Hugo left his friends and went upstairs to the room to take her some food and drink . |
| 11 | Melanie could hear the liquid trilling echoing faintly on the landing when she went upstairs to the lavatory . |
| 12 | She took off her apron and went upstairs from the basement to suggest the extravagance to Irena . |