Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] went [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite all the scheming and matchmaking that went on behind the scenes , when Charles and Diana took their wedding vows on 29 July 1981 , they were undoubtedly in love . |
| 2 | Then she rose and went over to the bed , pulled back the covers and slipped between the cool , fresh sheets . |
| 3 | He put the letter in his Out tray and moved on to another piece of paper , and then he stopped and went back to the first letter . |
| 4 | Then , as Creggan abruptly turned and went down into the silence and gloom of his shelter , where no other eagle could see him and he could be alone with his thoughts , Kraal muttered after him , ‘ Golden eagle ! |
| 5 | It was absorbed and went in to the Carrick Herald and the Aire Advertiser , and now they 've all gone . |
| 6 | ‘ There 's divil a bit of mud on me boots , ’ he muttered and went out into the back yard . |
| 7 | And she turned and went on down the path . |
| 8 | Aggie took two or three steps backwards , smiled , and turned and went out of the room , leaving the door wide open . |
| 9 | Then he turned and went out of the door . |
| 10 | A shy and tentative smile came to the girl 's face and then she turned and went out of the room , walking as surely and as gracefully as if she could see just like everyone else . |
| 11 | Without another word , he turned and went out of the room . |
| 12 | Then he turned and went out in the garden again , closing the door behind him . |
| 13 | She stared at me blankly for a moment , then turned and went back to the sitting room . |
| 14 | ‘ Cheers , lads , ’ Duncan said as we turned and went back to the pillar . |
| 15 | Without saying anything further , Millie turned and went back into the house ; and Ben followed her , there to see Aggie shambling into the room , and although her eyes looked full of sleep , their powers of discernment were indeed wide awake . |
| 16 | Then he turned and went back into the house . |
| 17 | He turned and went back into the inn , but he could only just stand on his feet . |
| 18 | She made a tiny motion of her head , acknowledging the T'ang 's words ; then she stood and , with bows to Tsu Ma and her husband , turned and went back into the pagoda . |
| 19 | As the minibus disappeared out of the main gates they turned and went back into the foyer . |
| 20 | He ignored Cranston 's excited pleas to hurry and went over to the window , unrolling them carefully . |
| 21 | Patrick nodded and went up to the front door . |
| 22 | Grace nodded and went back into the room . |
| 23 | Isabel nodded and went off into the garden . |
| 24 | Pascoe did n't answer but went out to the phone . |
| 25 | He began to recite a litany of his own successes to himself as he passed down the quiet , thickly carpeted corridors to the executive lift that went up to the eighteenth floor : a new apartment in the smart suburb of Beauséjour ; a smaller apartment in Montparnasse , with a most accommodating young mistress ; two cars , one the largest and latest registration Citroën Familiale ; a generous expense account , which was not queried too closely — he hoped was not queried too closely . |
| 26 | Now it was an established custom that we very often used to go out to a strip in the desert away from the camp where we could indulge in circuits and landings to our hearts content without being related to the hour by hour flying that went on at the Base camp . |
| 27 | He bowed and went off up the stairs . |
| 28 | Before he received any answer , the arresting policeman shut the door , warned him that he would be arrested for obstruction if he persisted and went back to the driver 's seat . |
| 29 | Riley snarled and went back to the newsroom . |
| 30 | She blushed and went back to the chair in which old Eddy had died . |