Example sentences of "[adv prt] and went [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 He made sure they were both tucked in and went to the door .
2 He did n't even knock but just walked right in and went through the house looking to see if we had anything of value to part with before we could receive any relief .
3 There was a car waiting , but because of the fog they abandoned the idea of driving down and went to the railway station , caught a train with minutes to spare , picked up the car that was waiting for them the other end , rang the studio from the car phone to let them know where they were , and ran into London Weekend Television .
4 Resignedly he put his quill down and went to the bedroom .
5 Adam put the phone down and went to the front door .
6 There was no butter around so I jumped down and went to the living room .
7 A sudden sharp ring at the doorbell made Shelley 's decision for her , as they sprang apart , and she smoothed her uniform down and went to the reception desk to see who wanted her .
8 When at last she put the receiver down and went into the kitchen she found that Edward had unpacked the shopping .
9 I knelt down and went through the dead man 's clothing .
10 Subsequently , the floods came down and went over the whole bridge , topping the rails , and it was a tribute to the efficiency of both its design and erection that the bridge withstood this successfully .
11 ‘ We were both dancing and then she sort of fell over and went into a fit .
12 As I was putting the thermometer back in its case the calf suddenly toppled over and went into a frothing convulsion .
13 Dr Graham was , as you might expect , most eloquent and , when he appealed for people to come forward and dedicate themselves , quite a few got up and went towards the screen just as though he was really there .
14 She stood up and went towards the waiting men .
15 Then he heaved himself up and went into the lavatory .
16 He stifled a yawn then stood up and went into the kitchen .
17 He got up and went into the house .
18 He told Stephanie to put her feet up and went into the kitchen for solitude , where he began purposefully on the dishes .
19 At five o'clock I got up and went into the sitting-room .
20 It was on the tip of Jehan 's tongue to suggest that Alexei was allowing himself to be used only because it suited him ; but it was clear that discussing the subject was making Jehana unhappy , and so he said nothing , sitting quietly beside her until suddenly she got up and went into the house .
21 ‘ I do n't know what you 're finding so funny , ’ she said , and she got up and went into the garden , thinking , as she looked back , that Barbs had always had the ability to put people at odds with each other and , seemingly , was able to do it when she was n't even there .
22 And er I was unmarried at that time and erm I , for a number of , well till nineteen forty was the end of nineteen forty I think , I joined up and went into the , the R A O C as it was then , it became the the side that I was in of course .
23 He got up and went into the kitchen and came back with three more cans .
24 Nurse Neil McGregor was keeping a watch on patient Michael Robinson when Sigsworth , of Melbourne House , Middlesbrough , got up and went into the day room .
25 She got up and went into the kitchen .
26 So I chipped it into a little space over the scrum , ran round , picked it up and went up the middle of the field .
27 I got up and went for a walk and ended up at the Bunker .
28 He stood up and went to a battered grey filing cabinet , rummaged through it , and grunted .
29 Then she got up and went to the mirror above the desk .
30 Then she got up and went to the front door and , as she did every night , and had always done , since Jack never cared about such matters , locked and bolted it .
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