Example sentences of "went on [prep] [det] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The Ka remained an integral part of the individual during his lifetime but at death went on to some future existence .
2 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 .
3 After these exchanges , fighting in Kurdestan went on for some considerable time .
4 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 .
5 But she could not say a word as he went on in that same tone .
6 He went on from that bright start , becoming the youngest to reach 1000 runs in the Ranji Trophy .
7 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 . ’
8 She sighed ; what the hell was she doing trying to speculate what went on behind that good-looking façade ?
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