Example sentences of "[conj] went [adv prt] the " in BNC.

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1 The cost of the ‘ soap that went down the plughole ’ as the Daily Star described it , was variously estimated at between £10 million and £20 million .
2 And then when the war came he er he was one of the first Bevan boys that , one of the boys that went down the mines to relieve the miners .
3 They jumped it and went up the opposite slope .
4 They stopped near us , then turned and went up the ladder again .
5 She reached the house and went up the three flights .
6 They turned and went up the flight of stairs , a frieze of well-behaved actors .
7 With a quick smile , and not really having any choice , Ellie climbed back into her car , turned on the muddy track , and went back the way she 'd come .
8 ‘ Disloyal to letter boxes , ’ I said to myself and went down the passage where I could laugh without being heard .
9 Cheerfully they got out of the car into the open day and went down the rocks to the strand and then out to the tideline .
10 He turned and went down the four steps that led into the long , dark , low-ceilinged dining room , returning a moment later with a book from the shelves .
11 I ran off down the hill to our street and went down the back alley-way to Julie 's , so my mum would n't see me .
12 Martha left them , and went down the companion .
13 Polly turned and went down the ladder .
14 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 .
15 I should do really got a clot in one of his legs as it means and went down the other one and got ta take it out , through smoking
16 ee should have got a knife and went out the tent
17 They had a tiny room on the ground floor lit by a small leaded window and heated by an open fire from which as much smoke seemed to blow into the room as went up the chimney .
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