Example sentences of "they [vb past] [coord] went [adv] " in BNC.

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1 United 's best chances came in the first half , but Barnsley gave as good as they got and went close once or twice .
2 They turned and went up the flight of stairs , a frieze of well-behaved actors .
3 As the minibus disappeared out of the main gates they turned and went back into the foyer .
4 Perhaps they turned up outside , looked in and saw nobody they knew and went away again .
5 On the fourth day Jennifer put together every last farthing they possessed and went across to Fowey to visit the apothecary , returning with a malodorous syrup which her mother vomited up within seconds of swallowing .
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