Example sentences of "[be] go [adv prt] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Pat told the Careers Officer : ‘ I 'm going on to become a professional footballer ’ . ’
2 Soon he would be going out to start a new life .
3 ‘ But why , Karim , especially as you pretended to me you were going off to take the damn exams .
4 Patrons who pay ten pounds to see and hear what is going on deserved a better service than they got .
5 Vengsarkar was to go on to complete a successful series , scoring 320 runs in the five Tests at an average of 35.56 .
6 Since Lewis was to go on to become a faithful and devoted Christian , he writes rather as if the ‘ conversion ’ were a fait accompli , after which nothing could be the same .
7 After a request for stamps , he describes a few enjoyable , healthy hours out of doors walking with Dad from ten to three without a rest : We met a country girl , pale faced , delicate , tall , wrapped up to her neck in winter clothes & feeling cold in spite of all ; her eyes were timid & weak ; evidently she was suffering as girls do , & was going out to get the fresh air .
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