Example sentences of "[noun] went [adv] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I saw Liza Carrow , ’ Eleanor went on in a matter-of-fact way . |
| 2 | Nonetheless , research and development in post-war fighter aircraft went forward at a brisk pace and over a wide range of options . |
| 3 | But while the search went on for a suitable donor , Evelyn and Peter Walker kept a constant vigil by their ten-year-old daughter 's hospital bedside . |
| 4 | People would not welcome a move from their home and if closure went ahead over a long period of time staff would inevitably leave . |
| 5 | Oh , I can read the signs as well as anyone , ’ Dora went on in a sudden surge of indignation as Melissa 's eyebrows lifted . |
| 6 | She 'd expected a steady upward climb , but suddenly the tunnel dipped and steps went down beside a white race of water . |
| 7 | The last dance went on for a long time . |
| 8 | All the general SVQ tutors , and the SVQ co-ordinator went away for a three-day residential to develop the programme . |
| 9 | They came out at last and Haile Selassie went forward under a crimson canopy to show himself to his people . |
| 10 | This sort of exchange went on for a long time . |
| 11 | The bow went off with a terrible noise , like bones breaking . |
| 12 | His father , however , preferred that Farrar went in for a professional career , and Farrar was articled to a firm of architects and surveyors in Northampton , becoming a Fellow of the Geographical Society . |
| 13 | Swindon 's right-back Hockaday went off with a fractured cheekbone just before half-time . |
| 14 | Hotel duty manager George Ashou , who was only 10ft from the blast , said : ‘ The bomb went off with a muffled crump . |
| 15 | Morrell went on for a comfortable victory over three seconds clear of the defending champion , Mark Kirk , of Ballymena . |
| 16 | ‘ It is not at all like her , ’ Mrs Marsden went on in an aggrieved tone . |
| 17 | I have of course no intention of suggesting that this intellectual and , by implication , political revolution went on without a single hitch . |
| 18 | Ammunition , grenades , and demolition explosives went off in a deadly firework display . |
| 19 | Adam stared round , and his head went up like a frightened horse 's . |
| 20 | By now the atmosphere was electric , as Miguelito went straight into a full-blown flamenco , to cheers and whistles and the clatter of castanets . |
| 21 | When the Titanic was finally located on the sea-bed a crew went down in a tiny submarine to explore the wreckage . |
| 22 | Over the years the OCU became a truly cosmopolitan empire and hardly a month went by without a new uniform or flying suit making an appearance . |
| 23 | Latus has some experience in the No 9 shirt , including the match at Stockton in December , when he made the switch after Kenyon went off with a dislocated shoulder . |
| 24 | The embrace went on for a long time , but Miguel kept his self-control , so that their kisses , although they grew sweeter and more languid , never became threatening . |
| 25 | There were a lot of people there who felt seriously about what they were fighting for but people went there for a good fight really , they had n't been able to show any aggression for the last two years . |
| 26 | WILLIE WOOD 's quest for the world indoor singles crown , which began back in 1982 , reached another dead end yesterday when the 1989 runner-up went out after a titanic five-set battle with England 's Mel Biggs . |
| 27 | The next day , Jellicoe and the guide went off to a nearby village , arranging to meet Bergé and his men on the beach . |
| 28 | It seemed hardly a week went by without a new ‘ breakthrough ’ in the technological aspects of the sport ; costs were inflating ; teams could n't be run without proper ( i.e. large ) budgets . |
| 29 | All nine members of the crew were killed when their RAF Hercules went down during a treacherous low level flying mission through the Grampians 19 days ago . |
| 30 | Gomes went on to an unbeaten century , thanks to Malcolm Marshall . |