Example sentences of "go [adv prt] in a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elba remains largely unspoilt and life goes on in a traditional vein |
| 2 | Have you ever noticed the response when a car alarm goes off in a busy street ? |
| 3 | How do people arrive at conclusions about what is going on in a particular instance ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But the real fun is going on in a nearby barn with pumpkin lanterns . |
| 6 | He says he 's convinced he saw Mrs Maxwell going out in a small car . |
| 7 | So that that the leaflet 's going to be going out in a mega mailing . |
| 8 | 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 ? |
| 9 | Cos I 've got to go out in a few minutes . |
| 10 | so she 's got to go back in a few weeks ' time |
| 11 | That does n't mean we have to go around in a great lather of gratitude all the time . |
| 12 | ‘ It seems , ’ he went on in a calmer voice , ‘ that Rickie and Robin-Anne are among the sizeable minority of the population that is peculiarly prone to severe addiction . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It is , actually , ’ she went on in a normal voice . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll ring for a taxi , ’ he went on in a flat tone . |
| 15 | He went on in a similar vein . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 17 | She hesitated , then went on in a small voice , ‘ I think I was afraid of what you could do to me . |
| 18 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 19 | 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 . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You can tell your father , ’ she went on in a low voice , ‘ there 's plenty in the valley willing to help . |
| 21 | Miraculously , her voice went on in a steady stream , without a quiver , while her mind tried to take in what had happened . |
| 22 | Among the more fascinating of his cases is one of a woman ( whom I shall call Judith ) who , having regressed to being a young woman in a previous lifetime ( we 'll call her Alice ) , went on in a later session to regress to being Alice 's mother — who , it is interesting to note , had died at the precise moment her daughter was born . |
| 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 | ‘ Now let's go over it once more , ’ he went on in an encouraging voice . |
| 27 | She checked what she was saying and then went on in an altered tone . |
| 28 | ‘ It is not at all like her , ’ Mrs Marsden went on in an aggrieved tone . |
| 29 | However he went on in an important passage to say that if contractual restrictions appear to be unnecessary or to be reasonably capable of enforcement in an oppressive manner then they must be justified before they can be enforced . |
| 30 | ‘ So much , Steve , ’ she went on in an agonised whisper . |