Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv] gone " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such lobbying has always gone on , but now with closer media scrutiny , things are more in the open . |
| 2 | The sculptural group for which it was originally intended as a pedestal has now gone and the proportion of the arch appears too tall and narrow . |
| 3 | Bert Newman has sadly gone blind . |
| 4 | Once or twice my mum has even gone into a light trance , and , though she has n't yet contacted anyone interesting , we have great hopes of her . |
| 5 | And the shires are still there fairly strong , still er some of course has now gone onto the rare breeds . |
| 6 | None of the European resorts has yet gone in for the wholesale investment in snow-making which we see in the United States , mainly because the capital outlay is enormous and the running costs extremely high . |
| 7 | Already a fierce critic of the Premier League 's initial refusal to trim the number of clubs , Taylor has now gone on the attack over a television deal which has pumped more than £300 million into the game . |
| 8 | ‘ to grant equitable relief to the defendants in respect of the son 's acts alone without [ the plaintiff 's ] authority or knowledge , is to go further than any decided case has yet gone . |
| 9 | You money has always gone a long way in Thailand . |
| 10 | Our programme has already gone to the printers . |
| 11 | These were originally in silver but the silver has now gone . |
| 12 | Marble can be sawn or broken up for building or burned for lime , and a great deal has certainly gone that way ; but the melting down of bronze for conversion to tools , utensils , armour , coin , is far more tempting . |
| 13 | Although the wheel has now gone and the wheel pit is blanked off , the mill pond is still well maintained , edged with stone and wooden piling . |
| 14 | MICHAEL Roberts has certainly gone a long way towards silencing his critics in the past week . |
| 15 | The irritating clarity which her dissolving mind afforded long gone events brought back memories of an archaeological expedition to classify similar megaliths on Sensuron . |
| 16 | She managed to control herself and fortunately Dr Neil was as quiet as she was , and when they reached Vetch Street Matey had already gone to bed . |
| 17 | She smiled kindly , but her eyes had already gone beyond me , to Richard and Adam waiting under the eucalyptus trees , by the swimming pool . |
| 18 | True , she was getting a belly on her now , her neck had started to sag , but her attractions had always gone beyond the merely physical . |
| 19 | Indeed , Branson had often gone out of his way to avoid newspaper or television interviews . |
| 20 | ‘ When I realised the ring had probably gone back to England that was one of the first things I checked . ’ |
| 21 | The light had almost gone from the day now and the forest was becoming bathed in soft , subtle hues of the Purple Hour , Dark blue and turquoise light slanted in through the trees , turning the Wolfwood to a place of dark secret shadows and heavy ancient magic . |
| 22 | But it was late , the light had almost gone , he was unsure . |
| 23 | The light had quite gone now and they were bound together in the glow which came from the lantern above their heads . |
| 24 | It was true that the two had attended a house auction , but Kylie had simply gone along as a friend while Jason bid for the house he wanted to buy for himself . |
| 25 | But , indulging a passion more secret than her love for Italian painting , Molly had early gone off with Holmes and Watson in a cab through the pea-souper , or sat on the edge of her chair while Poirot summoned the guests to assemble in the library after tea . |
| 26 | She closed the living-room door before answering , even though Dickie had long gone to bed . |
| 27 | Only now , when the tribal peoples have almost gone , has the West awakened to the fact that , rather than their lands and possessions , it is their subtle abilities and specialized environmental wisdom , forged since the beginning of time , which are of paramount importance to us all . |
| 28 | ‘ I would liken them to the Hitler Youth Movement — using intimidating tactics to try to control those who come to matches and deterring decent fans from watching us , ’ said Jobson , whose Southend side have now gone nine League matches without a win . |
| 29 | Sue 's just gone past at a hundred miles per hour . |
| 30 | No and Sue 's just gone off sick , yeah . |