Example sentences of "went [prep] [noun prp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another of this weekend 's conventional theses , which was anticipated here , was that of Kinnockian hubris — the possibility that voters went off Mr Kinnock for carrying on as if he had already won . |
| 2 | The press immediately took the heat off Margaret Thatcher , went for Norman Tebbit and went for Edwina Currie , and I think that was a part of the success in the build up to the last election , because at a time when the pressure really was on the Prime Minister , like it was a couple of when in the last few months of Margaret Thatcher 's leadership , that 's what happened . |
| 3 | In that year 's elections McCarthy went for Senator Tydings of Maryland , who had pronounced him a fraud , with typical unscrupulousness . |
| 4 | We then went for London trials and I got in , he did n't ! |
| 5 | Derek Mountfield and Kevin Gage were horribly out of touch ; the scalpel tongues went for Chris Price in that peculiarly cutting way reserved for baldies playing badly ; and the introduction of Ormondroyd , the forward built like a Handsworth tower block , brought cruelly sarcastic cheers . |
| 6 | ‘ We went for Peter Beardsley , but it was n't right for Everton . |
| 7 | ‘ We tried to sign Chris Waddle , but it was not right for him at the time , we went for Peter Beardsley , but it was not right for Everton . |
| 8 | Today , when she went for Lin Foh , she would have to find a firmer resolve . |
| 9 | William Golding fans included Blake Morrison , literary editor of the Independent on Sunday ( who also went for Kingley Amis ) and John Coldstream , literary editor of the Daily Telegraph . |
| 10 | But you went for Paul Simpson I think to score ? |
| 11 | Even Vermont and New Hampshire staunch conservative New England states that are the emblem of stern Republicanism went for Mr Clinton . |
| 12 | The press immediately took the heat off Margaret Thatcher , went for Norman Tebbit and went for Edwina Currie , and I think that was a part of the success in the build up to the last election , because at a time when the pressure really was on the Prime Minister , like it was a couple of when in the last few months of Margaret Thatcher 's leadership , that 's what happened . |
| 13 | Mr Bush was in deep trouble as Mr Clinton won the normally Republican states of Vermont , New Hampshire and Georgia , and then carried West Virginia , which went for Ronald Reagan in 1984 before switching to the Democrats four years ago . |
| 14 | When you failed to rouse Sir Thomas you went for Sir Richard whose chamber is on the adjoining passageway . |
| 15 | Beatty turned it down as not being a big enough role , and so Polanski went for Robert Redford . |
| 16 | One went as Miss Rochdale in these old and the other was Miss Trendsetter . |
| 17 | We went through Dick Whittington 's archway and banged on the metal-studded door for access . |
| 18 | And at time that time er th it was before Coney Street was closed so they went through Coney Street . |
| 19 | Now 92 , she is the last surviving member of what came to be dubbed ‘ the Glasgow Girls ’ , the group who went through Glasgow School of Art during the early part of the century . |
| 20 | All this went through Princess Marie Louise 's mind , and on impulse she suggested to her family that she should ask her great friend , the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens , to design a dolls ' house for the Queen 's personal pleasure . |
| 21 | They went through Mill Hill Circus just a hundred yards behind the bleeper and up the slope to Five Ways Corner . |
| 22 | Nobody 's bothered about Pike or how or why he went through Mr Marr 's pockets , cleaned out his ID , took his keys and squatted in the house to acquaint himself with the principles of ufology . |
| 23 | Li Lu stoked the glow and went through Dai Huang 's instructions once again . |
| 24 | First ships went out Friday December 4 , four days later than last forecast but who 's counting . |
| 25 | As a historical footnote , it 's also interesting to observe that Novell went after Santa Cruz Operation Inc back in 1990 . |
| 26 | Five more goals went past Alan Judge . |
| 27 | ‘ All the older pros used to take the mickey out of us , but then one day in a practice match Ian went past Jim Cannon , who had been at the club for ages , and he did n't like it . |
| 28 | Now , it 's a funny thing , but in the days when there was a weekly bus service out of Baldersdale it went past Belle Vue cottage on the way to Barnard Castle and I used to look at it and say to myself , ‘ Well , that 's an ugly place , I would n't like to live there ! ’ |
| 29 | ‘ All he could do was watch helplessly as the defendant , shouting incoherently , went towards Mr Robinson and began to attack him . ’ |
| 30 | They never went near Ben Ami , they said , and smiled at me . |