Example sentences of "went on [prep] [adj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Mr Rickman , who co-starred with Bruce Willis in the movie Die Hard , and went on to other leading screen roles including the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood , Prince of Thieves , is not appearing for superstar 's wages . |
| 2 | The Ka remained an integral part of the individual during his lifetime but at death went on to some future existence . |
| 3 | All the cooking , eating , living went on under this vaulted ceiling with its skylights , around this central fireplace , on this limestone floor knuckled with the imprints of fossils . |
| 4 | After these exchanges , fighting in Kurdestan went on for some considerable time . |
| 5 | Significant levels of trading went on outside this inner area , and scattered finds of Minoan products have been made as far west as the Lipari Islands off the coast of Italy , as far north as Troy ( stone lamps ) , and as far east as Egypt and Syria , where Minoan vases made of precious metal have been found . |
| 6 | But she could not say a word as he went on in that same tone . |
| 7 | Nothing went on here , though , in this shacky walk-up : what went on went on in interchangeable intercontinental hotel rooms , in the private suites of corrupt clubs and thriving speakeasies , in glazed Arab flats . |
| 8 | He went on from that bright start , becoming the youngest to reach 1000 runs in the Ranji Trophy . |
| 9 | Everyone was shown what went on inside this large factory — familiar to us but a curiousity to those whose relations work here , and have never seen it before . ’ |
| 10 | She sighed ; what the hell was she doing trying to speculate what went on behind that good-looking façade ? |