Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] and go " in BNC.
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| 31 | Kenamun 's deadline came and went , but Taheb , with her ease of access to information , heard nothing to suggest that the Medjay captain had been either dismissed or taken off the case . |
| 32 | To her annoyance , she was still thinking about the wretched man when lunchtime came and went . |
| 33 | I looked over to the side wall where the postern gate stood and went cold with terror . |
| 34 | The sunlight and cloud came and went , rode over and away on , just as possibilities of what he would do next did . |
| 35 | Outside number 1015 the rest of the world came and went , while the porch door swung open and shut even more frequently , as the October wind strengthened , forcing the few passers-by to bend into what was now turning into a gale and to clutch at their hats . |
| 36 | The image came and went , but it was sharper , the fuzz was clearing round the edges . |
| 37 | In 1968 , the diamond Jubilee came and went without celebration for fear of a financial loss ! |
| 38 | The doctor nodded and went out and Schellenberg lit a cigarette and sat on the edge of the desk . |
| 39 | The acid trip came and went like an image on a screen , sometimes faint , sometimes strong — music among the trees , Lori 's dark head singing , colours among the undergrowth , curling like lurid fog , light crowning the treetops , Lori seeming to move in a stately dance . |
| 40 | The reading came and went . |
| 41 | School came and went in the way that a school day usually lasts . |
| 42 | Christmas that year came and went . |
| 43 | Minerva 's solo came and went . |
| 44 | Shipping came and went , nothing happened and we seemed to become a permanent part of the seascape . |
| 45 | A couple survived and went on up my leg , but they eventually fizzled out . |
| 46 | Seru 's brother came and went . |
| 47 | Not one feature was the same , or even similar , but the slide of his identity came and went , coalescing with the presence of this young man . |
| 48 | Her sickness came and went throughout the day . |
| 49 | CHRISTMAS CAME AND WENT WITH NO CARD FROM ELEANOR . |
| 50 | Christmas came and went , but there was no merriment for the Oaks of Sleightholmedale , where Jonadab 's brother clung doggedly to life , although the rasping of his breath and his persistent cough brought sleepless nights for all in the house . |
| 51 | Christmas came and went , with Bob Lamb being invited to share the Oaks ' family celebrations on Christmas Day , and all going down to Cherry Tree Farm on Boxing Day . |
| 52 | Christmas came and went and Ruth was glad to see the back of it . |
| 53 | Christmas came and went , and it was three months since Thornton 's answering-machine ultimatum . |
| 54 | Christmas came and went . |
| 55 | The solicitor nodded and went on his way . |