Example sentences of "and went [adv prt] on the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I helped with the cows and the chickens , and went up on the hills with Mr Parks and his dog to look at the sheep .
2 I stopped taking my testosterone tablets and went back on the dole again .
3 His head was full of sentences he was going to write to Hilary when he had the time to put pen to paper : I may remind you that I never asked you for a penny towards the summer gas bill … do you think I am made of stone ? … surely I deserve better consideration … who listened for hours when you had that disagreement at Bromley over Fortescue upstaging you in She Stoops to Conquer … have you forgotten that it was I , when your mother had her second stroke , who travelled with her in the ambulance and went back on the bus to collect her plaster replica of the Sacred Heart ?
4 She made some coffee , and went out on the balcony in her cotton housecoat , where she could see the sun rising from behind the dark hills , and the slopes slowly become bathed with light .
5 He regularly donned a wig and women 's clothing and went out on the town as Diane .
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