Example sentences of "she went [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She went steadily through the scullery where only a tap dripped in the quiet , and then stood outside the closed kitchen door , and called . |
| 2 | In a way , the pattern of her life was much the same as during the years following her mother 's death : she ate alone and as soon as she heard her father 's key in the door she went upstairs to her room . |
| 3 | Preparing three cups she went upstairs to her mother 's room . |
| 4 | Melanie could hear the liquid trilling echoing faintly on the landing when she went upstairs to the lavatory . |
| 5 | Julia kept her eyes clear of both Lord Cumbermound and Canon Wheeler and , leaving McGee to clear the table for port and dessert , she went upstairs to the drawing-room to remove the sherry glasses and set out coffee . |
| 6 | Closing the door gently , she went upstairs to bed . |
| 7 | She went over to the Cookery and Refreshments Tent , but was stopped at the entrance by a pale-faced Constable Perkins . |
| 8 | She went over to the big , old , white sink in the corner and Joe fetched out the hoe and vanished towards the vegetable field . |
| 9 | She went over to a man sitting on a front doorstep . |
| 10 | That done , she went over to the school playground to face the forty or more children for whom she alone would be responsible that day . |
| 11 | She went over to the fire and squatted down beside the twins , warming her hands and bare feet . |
| 12 | She went over to it , her mouth dry , her pulses racing , and when she looked down at the cherubic child with bright golden hair she had to grip the arms for support . |
| 13 | When she came out leading Violet by the bridle , she went over to the mounting block and climbed up on to the horse . |
| 14 | She heard Ben come into the market-room , but when the kitchen door did not immediately open , she went over to it and saw him throwing off a wet sack that he had been wearing over his head and shoulders like a cape . |
| 15 | She went over to the vegetable patch and looked at the earth for a while . |
| 16 | She went over to where he was standing by the fire and thanked him . |
| 17 | She went over to the pool and found the book on a table , damp from having been left out all night among towels and goggles , sunglasses , an old Daily Telegraph and the girls ' bikini bottoms . |
| 18 | There was a long narrow mirror by the window and she went over to it and examined herself , full-length but in sections . |
| 19 | When the tea-party was almost over , and the singing and fiddle-playing done , she went over to Joszef and very prettily told him that he must come to Mrs Mandelbaum 's : ‘ to make your English better and better ’ . |
| 20 | The day Ruth walked out of this family — when she went over to the Roman Church — she cut herself off from us . |
| 21 | ‘ She went over to your place with Tim , ’ said Constance , reassuringly . |
| 22 | Then she went over to the buffet and stood in front of it . |
| 23 | And then she went over to the attack again . |
| 24 | Catching sight of Philippe Bonard , who had uncharacteristically detached himself from his students and was standing alone at the far end of the terrace , she went over to him . |
| 25 | And she teased her out and straightened her up a little , and then she went over to the makeup table and tore off a length of the soft toilet roll that she used instead of Kleenex , and then she sat on the floor beside Lucy and put her arm around her shoulders . |
| 26 | Instead , she went over to the window and stared out at the bright flowers , the trees , the green of the grass and the hills that rose up gently all around the house . |
| 27 | She went over to the window and stared out . |
| 28 | She went over to the round table in the middle of the room , moved The Field and Country Life into slightly different positions , concealed the one ashtray to discourage smoking , and went down the passage to see if her brother was ready . |
| 29 | Holding her head high , she went over to the rail and rested her fingers on the chrome , looking out over the sparkling , sun-streaked water . |
| 30 | She went over to the shelf where she had left her drink , and stared down in dismay at the overturned glass , the shards of crystal glinting wickedly up at her in the dim light . |