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Example sentences for "went round"

  • He was in John Henry Menton's and then he went round to Collis and Ward's and then Tom Rochford met him and sent him round to the subsheriff's for a lark.

  • He saluted us and marched off, while we went round to the back and made our way to the stables and up into the loft, for Mercer to have a peep at the ferret, which tried hard to get out.

  • Don't you remember that day when we went round by the back, and heard her ordering him off?

  • But when he went round to the Curtises' April could tell, from the glow in his face, that he was unusually excited about something.

  • On the first evening he went round to visit April, and there was Mrs Curtis as she had always been, sitting before the fire, her hands crossed over her bony bosom.

  • Two days later, therefore, he went round to the Curtises' and prepared the way by a discussion of the value of university training.

  • His indignation, therefore, when he learnt of Roland's rustic courtship was only exceeded by his positive fury when, on the first evening of the holidays, he went round to see the Curtises and found there Roland and his father.

  • Bob was so dazed he couldn't make head or tail out of it, but 'e went round to see Gerty the first thing next morning, and she explained things to him.

  • Accordingly, I went round to the English Mechanical Transport in the town for the exam.

  • When I went round there to have supper with them we listened to it entranced.

  • It was a very jolly show, in spite of my partner bumping his head against the beam every time we went round, and people came from far and near.

  • Next day we went round to the north side of the island and anchored there.

  • As soon as they had left the ship Sir Harry made up his mind to send Mitford and myself overland to Ozaka, while he went round by way of Nagasaki in the "Basilisk.

  • Then Locock and I went round to the other ministers and got them to accept my translation.

  • In the evening I went round to Môrike Strasse.

  • I went round to Francillon’s house about 8 o’clock, and spent about an hour there with him and Julian Hawthorne.

  • So I went round to beg an old broom-handle, and with this I spliced the tent-pole.

  • After supper I went round to the garage again to see if the van was finished.

  • Then I went round to see what damage was done to our baggage, etc.

  • You see, the morning after Digby's death I went round to Mrs. Barlow's early, before she had been out to sweep her pavement.

  • As soon as I had finished my lunch I went round to Upton's office.

  • We could see the feet of the driver, who was standing on the other side of the truck, and I went round to speak to him.

  • Two days later, therefore, he went round to the Curtises’ and prepared the way by a discussion of the value of university training.

  • On the first evening he went round to visit April, and there was Mrs. Curtis as she had always been, sitting before the fire, her hands crossed over her bony bosom.

  • His indignation, therefore, when he learned of Roland’s rustic courtship was only exceeded by his positive fury when, on the first evening of the holidays, he went round to see the Curtises and found there Roland and his father.

  • But when he went round to the Curtises’ April could tell, from the glow in his face, that he was unusually excited about something.

  • I was very worked up and I went round afterwards to speak to him.

  • He went round to the stable where Bunker was housed, chattered with the blue-chinned ostler, and then, for a moment, was alone with the dog.

  • In the evening Carrie and I went round to Mr. and Mrs. Cummings' to spend a quiet evening with them.

  • I told Mr. Franching to wait at the door while I went round to the side.

  • Carrie and I went round to Gowing's, as arranged, at half-past seven.

  • In the evening we went round to the Cummings', to have a few fireworks.

  • I went round to Lomax Street as fast as I could, and I had no sooner got inside the house then I heard Owen coughing.

  • I went round to see Foster after the match, but found that he was going to dine early with the Richmond team, so he did not tell me anything except that he had got a splitting headache.

  • During the next day, visions of my blue floated before me, and the prospect of walking with the Warden lost its terrors, until I went round to see Fred on Thursday morning.

  • He did not like this at first, but after some talking he said that he would come, and on the next morning we went round to Oriel.

  • He went round to the back garden, and found an empty chaise drawn up outside the door.

  • I went round at once to the other side of the house.

  • Next day I went round to Macdermott’s Agency, told the manager there I was a ghastly failure at the Variety, that the audience simply wouldn’t listen to me, and asked to be released from my engagement.

  • Next morning I went round to the theatre to claim my box.

  • He couldn’t make it out, and he went round to the front entrance as the people were streaming out in order to try and overhear what the audience really thought about his show.

  • Then I went round to the back door, where I had agreed that Bridget was to come to me, if things were going wrong in the house.

  • So I went round, but I found the thieves of the world waiting for ye there.

  • I went round to the stables, and up into the loft where Pat sleeps.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "went round" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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