Example sentences of "things do [adv] go " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I fought a number of battles but for the last 10 days before we left , because things did n't go too well , I was commanding the rearguard on the Aegean Sea . ’ |
| 2 | Even if things did n't go to plan , we 'd still have a useful resort property … |
| 3 | ‘ I felt for a lot of years I did have a lot to lose , when there was only one way to go and that was down , and when things did n't go the way I wanted them to go I blamed others . |
| 4 | With the growth in pre-marital sexual experience which has taken place , it might be supposed that selection of a long-term partner on these lines would be easier ; but human beings still have a tendency to believe that everything will be all right in the end and a surprising number have said to me , " things did n't go too well before we married but I thought they 'd work out . " |
| 5 | Things did n't go right in the house so I left and ran away . |
| 6 | She felt she should reassure Constance , with a sane and cheerful smile , that such things did n't go on in their street , but Constance reminded her that they did . |
| 7 | However , we managed between us to make sure things did n't go according to plan — or to script . ’ |
| 8 | But the advantage of the book was that things did n't go wrong , he could control his existence , predict , re-write history . |
| 9 | And if things did n't go well : fifty four months , two hundred and thirty — Marcus lay on the bunk and looked up at the sag that was Pete . |
| 10 | David Speedy 's goal enough to get all three points for Leicester and I think on the balance of play they just about edged it but Forest put up a marvellous performance in the second half especially when they had to make er changes and things did n't go well for them . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm being unfair , gabbling on about me and Maria Luisa when things did n't go right for you and Fernando . |
| 12 | Things did not go according to Mr Takeshita 's plan . |
| 13 | On another occasion , things did not go so well , ‘ for at each corner of each box they [ rats ] had made a proper hole for access and in each box was a warm nest of straw and the leaves and stalks of the shrubs . |
| 14 | In 1795 , Piper was promoted to Lieutenant and returned to Sydney but things did not go well for him . |
| 15 | If things did not go well he took full responsibility . |
| 16 | When things do not go his way , he calls the effort a failure . |
| 17 | Things do not go well , and as they climb higher it become clear that they are also no longer philosophically in tune . |
| 18 | Olwyn is noisy , disobedient , has tantrums when things do not go her own way , and is violent towards Katie . |
| 19 | Even though things do not go according to plan , Elmer 's idea offers lots of amusing possibilities . |
| 20 | Inevitably , there will be times when things do not go right . |
| 21 | I 'm sorry , things do not go together . |
| 22 | The good head gains credibility by never pointing the finger at others to explain failure but takes personal responsibility when things do n't go well . |
| 23 | ‘ Now I wo n't come down on him like a ton of bricks if he misses chances but I do n't want to see him becoming uptight and letting other aspects of his game suffer if things do n't go right — as against Norway . |
| 24 | Oh it 's n cos it 's not like at work where things do n't go wrong at work for me any more . |
| 25 | For one thing , you do n't get frustrated when things do n't go to plan . |
| 26 | Apart from the SADF 's electioneering , South Africa and its puppets have at their disposal most of the media in Namibia , vast resources to mount their election campaign and a standing army in the form of SWATF and Koevoet at the ready if things do n't go their way — which is to stop SWAPO gaining two-thirds of the vote for the Constituent Assembly . |
| 27 | He should go soon , but he is also due for a ‘ flu jab as soon as suitable vaccine is available , which is a bit of a nuisance , as the two things do n't go together very well . |