Example sentences of "[subord] he went to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His parents are well-off farmers in Somerset , and although he went to the prestigious Ampleforth school , he spent only a year after taking his A levels at agricultural college before becoming a BMW car salesman . |
| 2 | He climbed the three steps to the door , and pushed at it , but it was securely locked , so he went to the nearest window . |
| 3 | So he said , Oh I w yes but he says , just come along with him , so he went to the funeral and then he |
| 4 | Of course they did n't get the portable with this , they rang them up , said where 's my colour portable said I 'll put you on to the manager anyway they had some deal that night that erm to launch this Mini Mayfair or whatever it was wine and cheese thing so he went to the wine and cheese thing and worried he was gon na kick up a fuss so they gave him a telly anyway . |
| 5 | Once he went to the house in Stone Alley and was met at the door by Maggie Byrne , but she only wanted to talk about the undersized child in her arms whose life he had saved . |
| 6 | If he went to the toilet twice in five minutes his Mum would think he was ill and she 'd be out like a shot . |
| 7 | He dropped his briefcase on the chesterfield , and Mrs Stych snatched it up crossly and took it into his den , while he went to the refrigerator in search of ice cubes for a drink . |
| 8 | But Connon stopped me , said Marcus had asked him to order while he went to the bog , and thrust a pint into my hand . |
| 9 | ‘ You think Newley checked back with him before he went to the cottage ? ’ |
| 10 | He had been Private Secretary to my uncle when he was Viceroy , and later Chief Commissioner of the North-West Frontier of India before he went to the Sudan . |
| 11 | Before he went to the hospital , John Coffin had had a telephone call from his current girlfriend . |
| 12 | Maxim asked carefully : ‘ Did he see you before he went to the country , when he first came back from Germany ? ’ |
| 13 | Stories vary widely , some say he took off his apron and laid down his knife before he went to the Bank to tackle the Manager . |
| 14 | When he went to the zoo he passed the elephant house quickly lest the irreverent onlooker should make comparisons . |
| 15 | Mr. Farr 's dog Bess was often with him when he went to the garden and we were good friends , having wonderful games of hide and seek . |
| 16 | When he went to the toilet , for example , his aim was n't just any old crap but the closest possible approximation in this imperfect world to the Eternal Idea of Dennis-Going-to-the-Toilet . |
| 17 | ‘ I broke my heart over him when he went to the shop , ’ said Cis . |
| 18 | Ruane had his address book in his hand when he went to the office door . |
| 19 | When he went to the bar she whispered into Margaret ear , ‘ He 's gorgeous ! ’ |
| 20 | UNTIL the last minute , the election on May 1st to fill the Senate seat vacated by Lloyd Bentsen when he went to the Treasury had generated almost no interest in Texas . |
| 21 | The lavish reception afforded to Fidel Castro himself when he went to the Soviet Union the following year is well known , and it was during this visit that he was guaranteed economic concessions , notably a rise in the price paid for Cuban sugar . |
| 22 | The right hon. Gentleman said that , when he went to the European Parliament in 1987 , he was , to say the least , a reluctant European . |
| 23 | A vicar in Battersea told me the other day that when he went to the church festival of Christmas at the local primary school — one of the schools within his parish — there was plenty of Father Christmas and jingle bells , but not one reference to Jesus . |
| 24 | Schellenberg frequently did , but when he went to the window and saw the powdering of snow in the streets he laughed . |
| 25 | Were you with Andrus when he went to the Tomb ? ’ |
| 26 | Marlene had stolen his jacket when he went to the loo , he had just enough money in his trousers to pay for the meal . |
| 27 | She has seen the improvement in Andrew when he went to the Exeter School.If the council does n't agree to send her other two sons there she 'll take them out of school . |
| 28 | She had watched him carefully , almost lovingly , as he went to the window . |
| 29 | As he went to the net , he raised one finger in the air as if to acknowledge the banners that proclaimed him No 1 — he might not be but the way he played last night he could be again soon . |
| 30 | Lord John laughed as he went to the sideboard where he helped himself to toast , ham and coffee . |