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 . |
| 7 | ‘ Now let's go over it once more , ’ he went on in an encouraging voice . |
| 8 | 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 . |