Example sentences of "[verb] on in a [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The roof goes on in a few tumultuous hours . |
| 2 | ‘ We inhabitants of the post-historical world ’ , he trumpets , ‘ will have to keep in mind that the truly fundamental transformation in world politics are not going on in a desolate Middle Eastern desert , but back in cette vielle Europe which was the cradle of the idea of human freedom ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ The next morning , ’ he went on in a flat emotionless voice , ‘ I rose late . |
| 4 | Mrs Dass come on in a fluffy magenta dress and awarded the first prize to last year 's carnival queen and the second to Mr Swayles and the third to Mrs Muller . |
| 5 | The controls are pure joy , though you can be surprised at the ease with which g can pile on in a sixty-degree banked turn at 230 knots . |