Example sentences of "go [adv prt] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he goes on gazing out of the window . |
| 2 | And he went on gazing out of the window , drawing on it with his finger until Mrs Hollins came out and rapped on the glass . |
| 3 | The judges then went on to get through to the hub of the whole matter : |
| 4 | I suppose what 's happened is this : he has gone on staring out of the window , thinking , and she has gone on staring at him , waiting , with such absorption that neither of them noticed the tape had run out . |
| 5 | William got up from his chair at the workbench and went over to open up with a puzzled frown . |
| 6 | Full of confidence , Pliny tried to calm down the overwrought Pomponianus , and to demonstrate his own unconcern , went off to freshen up in the local baths , and subsequently sat down to eat a hearty meal . |
| 7 | ‘ What sort of accommodation have you got in Harwich ? ’ she asked , as we went off to sit down in the lounge . |
| 8 | He did n't try to follow Philip , he turned and went off howling back along the ride . |
| 9 | Jack took one gulp , said ‘ Lovely stuff , and went off to tune in to the King 's Speech on the secret wireless , which only he could operate . |
| 10 | Then he went back to lie down in the corner of the cell . |
| 11 | ‘ I never did understand , an old man like that and a five-star general to boot , why he went around dressed up like a nineteen-year-old Second Lieutenant , ’ said Truman , reminiscing years afterwards to Merle Miller . |