Example sentences of "he [verb] on in a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | He went on in a similar vein . |
2 | ‘ Sometimes , ’ he went on in a low voice , ‘ I lie awake at night thinking of what would happen to this place if you should die without issue . ’ |
3 | ‘ The next morning , ’ he went on in a flat emotionless voice , ‘ I rose late . |
4 | ‘ I 'll ring for a taxi , ’ he went on in a flat tone . |
5 | ‘ Partly as a result of excessive leniency , ’ he went on in a familiar line of argument , ‘ there has been developed a pestiferous class of young ruffians who have caused great suffering to the respectable … to whom they have become a terror . ’ |
6 | ‘ You 'll have other interests now , though , ’ he went on in a friendly , easy manner . |