Example sentences of "he went on [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He went on at great length on this subject , banging his pastoral staff on the floor and haranguing the assembly until the pope cried ‘ Enough ’ , and the reading of the decrees was resumed . |
| 2 | He went on at some length about the idiocy of the strategic bombing of Germany and how the Red Army had won the war in Europe . |
| 3 | He went on at some length , complete with the appropriate gestures and noises , on his experiences as a car jockey in a parking garage : other people 's cars were part of his early training as a driver and , like every Italian kid his age , he had had a burning admiration for grand prix racing and the great heroes of his day , especially Alberto Ascari . |
| 4 | He went on at some length , with a slightly exaggerated middle-class accent , to enthuse over the pleasures of privileged country living . |
| 5 | ‘ She and the other girl were obviously in league , ’ he went on with savage certainty . |
| 6 | But he was in a cheerful mood and he went on with another story altogether . |
| 7 | Aware of the complete control he had over them , and enjoying it , he went on with more deliberation . |
| 8 | How should he get through his work if he went on in this way ? |