Example sentences of "go [adv] in a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Elba remains largely unspoilt and life goes on in a traditional vein
2 Well we got the rock and roll ones first well they have , them two have to go together in a certain place cos them are all the rock and roll ones and them are not .
3 Have you ever noticed the response when a car alarm goes off in a busy street ?
4 How do people arrive at conclusions about what is going on in a particular instance ?
5 On May 8 Sami Abdul-Rahman , a member of the delegation [ see p. 38127 ] , said that " the talks [ were ] going on in a positive spirit " , although questions relating to international guarantees for an accord and Kurdish control over the oil-producing town of Kirkuk remained unresolved .
6 But the real fun is going on in a nearby barn with pumpkin lanterns .
7 Aaron why you going home in a stroppy mood ?
8 Subject : ‘ Youre going home in a Swedish Ambulance
9 He says he 's convinced he saw Mrs Maxwell going out in a small car .
10 So that that the leaflet 's going to be going out in a mega mailing .
11 David Oates going well in a new saloon car racing class .
12 Perhaps you have always wanted to go up in a hot air balloon , appear on stage in a local amateur production or jump from a higher board at the swimming pool — well , how about it ?
13 That does n't mean we have to go around in a great lather of gratitude all the time .
14 ‘ It is , actually , ’ she went on in a normal voice .
15 ‘ I 'll ring for a taxi , ’ he went on in a flat tone .
16 He went on in a similar vein .
17 ‘ 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 . ’
18 She hesitated , then went on in a small voice , ‘ I think I was afraid of what you could do to me .
19 ‘ 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 . ’
20 He stopped and went on in a low voice , ‘ I came back early from school and when I came in I saw she 'd been crying . ’
21 ‘ You can tell your father , ’ she went on in a low voice , ‘ there 's plenty in the valley willing to help .
22 Miraculously , her voice went on in a steady stream , without a quiver , while her mind tried to take in what had happened .
23 Oh , I can read the signs as well as anyone , ’ Dora went on in a sudden surge of indignation as Melissa 's eyebrows lifted .
24 ‘ I saw Liza Carrow , ’ Eleanor went on in a matter-of-fact way .
25 ‘ I did mean what I said last night , ’ she went on in a strangled whisper .
26 In many respects , however , life in a special school is like any other day or boarding school , and it would be wrong to assume that rare and special things go on in a special school .
27 The thing has gone on in a different way from previous years , and the outcome , as you 've observed , although the Liberal Democrats initially proposed spending at capping , they have gone down by half a million pounds .
28 When the Titanic was finally located on the sea-bed a crew went down in a tiny submarine to explore the wreckage .
29 He then attacked a third which went down in a vertical dive , apparently into the sea .
30 The Fishguard-based crabber Inspire went down in a calm sea when a huge wave swamped it .
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