Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] it [modal v] go " in BNC.
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| 1 | So sure enough we let the tyres down sufficiently for it to be roadworthy and not to destroy the tyres on the way there , but soft enough just so that it would go down , and we edged it through and Roy got it through the middle and off we went . |
| 2 | Will you promise me to post the letter so that it will go out tonight ? ’ |
| 3 | Er full council , so that it can go to audit , and the arrangements explain later . |
| 4 | Her answer machine er she 's got two answer machines cos she so when the other wo she kept having a lot of trouble with it , kept breaking down and it 'd go away for three weeks and she 'd be without it |
| 5 | Well , they used to do them at fourpence ha'penny a pair , and each one must be put in a big envelope , so as it could go out on this catalogue business . |
| 6 | I can see just where it will go , she said . |
| 7 | Not that it could go on for ever . |
| 8 | ‘ If we had a dog we could let it off the leash now and it would go and roll in the heather . ’ |
| 9 | Only time would tell now whether it would go without mishap I just had to be patient . |
| 10 | Erlich had the passenger seat as far back as it would go and he still shifted his weight about as if he needed another six inches of leg-room . |
| 11 | He squatted down and propped it against a clump of little bushes , pulling up the aerial as far as it would go . |
| 12 | The man , who had winched his seat back as far as it would go , lay beside her , staring up through the sunroof at the sky which was now a pure and empty blue . |
| 13 | Tommy Grant placed the big , round , iron , copper-lined sugar pan on the side of the stove , straightened his back as far as it would go ; then , turning to the bench , he pointed to the five tin trays of liquid toffee , saying , ‘ That should give us a fresh start in the mornin' , miss . |
| 14 | So far from abandoning our folly , we started pushing it as far as it would go . |
| 15 | I put my tongue out at them as far as it would go . |
| 16 | His chair was tilted back as far as it would go . |
| 17 | He brought back his foot as far as it would go and channelled all its hydraulic power into a forceful throw . |
| 18 | He slipped the matchbox under the netting and pushed it back as far as it would go . |
| 19 | She straightened , stretching her neck as far as it would go , meeting his eyes , if not levelly , at least unwaveringly , as he answered , ‘ A romantic go-between is someone who helps set up romantic meetings . |
| 20 | Instead , I propose taking the logic of generic concentration as far as it can go , with a degree which would study , in detail , a single genre , poetry . |
| 21 | One critic of the Salon d'Automne wrote : ‘ The prize for idiocy this year is retained by M. Picabia … while M. Kupka has turned to sphericism , ’ while Hourcade felt that Picabia had ‘ pushed a bad theory as far as it can go . ’ |
| 22 | Thank you Mr Mayor I just wanted t to come in with two fairly quick points er as to why I will not be able to support this amendment , but the first is that the leader of the council has indicated that the efficiency savings erm has got as far as it can go and that , you know , we have been trimming at the margins and there is no more margin left and that leads you to believe that perhaps one should be looking at somewhat more er root and branch type of pruning in the spending that that the labour group want to actually erm deal with , er and the second point I would like to make , and er I thank councillor for giving us a a a a new word tonight obfuscation because that describes exactly what I think the labour group are trying to do by bringing this figure down it removes the embarrassment they would have from having to add on a substantial sum of money f due to the failure to collect the cou er the community charge in previous years and I think that they are trying by by this amendment with some very quick foot work to try and delude the people of this city . |
| 23 | Merely pushing the lever forwards as far as it will go is not enough because the lock may be very stiff . |
| 24 | ‘ Beineix dares much , pushing farce as far as it will go while simultaneously building the momentum that catapults the film into its tragic destination . |
| 25 | You feel a soft click through your fingers before you have pressed a key as far as it will go . |
| 26 | Make sure that the pattern is straight and gently feed it down as far as it will go . |
| 27 | ‘ Umm , I just turn my guitar up as far as it will go , ’ explains the puzzled axe hero . |
| 28 | I find a track leading off the road into a stand of trees ; I take the car up as far as it will go , then turn the lights out . |
| 29 | Then pull each leg away in opposite directions as far as it will go . |
| 30 | When the body is bent forward as far as it will go , the leg muscles are held tense and the position maintained for a count of ten . |