Example sentences of "[noun] went [adv prt] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Young Reggie Sangston went round making sure all the lights were off , except the ones in the servants ' rooms and in the sitting-room where we were .
2 The programme went on to produce such evidence including a two tier system for radiotherapy treatment where patients were
3 Lengthy research went on to find suitable precedents but the overriding consideration was the position of Lloyd George and the Liberals .
4 Durkheim went on to link aboriginal with Christian practices .
5 9 Jun 65 saw both French and United States certification , and in the same month the new aircraft went on to establish two world records .
6 Woolley went off to give final orders to the chief mechanics , and to Woodruffe , who was driving Rogers 's limousine over .
7 Nineteen of the 23 Major Project schools of that time contained clear statements of aims to enhance the curriculum as a whole , although many schools went on to identify particular subjects or departments which required attention first .
8 And her next words went on to express this when she said to Aggie , ‘ Well , you can rest easy , Mrs Winkowski , your ward will be well looked after .
9 They guided Essex to a powerful position of 173 for 4 in the 36th over , and Stephenson went on to make 93 as Essex reached 222 all out .
10 Within that horizon , Barth went on to distinguish three ‘ forms ’ of the Word .
11 With 21–7 and 8 returns in the opening set it was hardly surprising that Warwick and Worcester went on to take seven of the 12 cards .
12 Driesch went on to isolate other fragments of the sea-urchin embryo and he claimed that each fragment , or combination of fragments , no matter how they were arranged , gave rise to a small but normal embryo .
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14 Auer went on to produce other types of impressions , including some remarkable oak leaves and , in 1852 , took out a patent for his Naturselbstdruck or natural self-acting printing method .
15 When Mr Stephens went out to buy more provisions for tea — though his excuse offered was that he needed some tobacco — John sat in chair on one side of the kitchen , Emily stood by the window on the other side , both on their best behaviour .
16 Instead the conference went on to discuss further queries which had arisen , centring on the distinctions between genuine anti-Tito " dissidents " and former " collaborators " .
17 After this , Burke went on to win 3 out of 4 fights in less than a year , and in 1828 was matched with William Fitzmaurice at Harpenden which went 106 rounds and lasted 3 hours .
18 Kiet went on to outline economic tasks for 1992 .
19 Fifteen thousand car workers went on strike this week , the stockmarket fell to its lowest point in eighteen months and property speculation has forced rents beyond the reach of many .
20 The team went on to play three matches against England 's Under-15 side .
21 The author went on to recommend this function should be added to the management agenda and a lead officer given responsibility to establish mechanisms for developing it .
22 The United Kingdom went on to state that , in the event that , contrary to its view , articles 7 , 52 and 221 of the E.E.C .
23 Following completion on Oct. 12 of the opening debate , the Assembly went on to adopt 240 resolutions and 80 decisions on a wide range of issues , including : ( i ) the enhancement of the UN 's role in the promotion of international peace and security ; ( ii ) international co-operation over environmental problems ; ( iii ) the problem of drugs ; ( iv ) a number of regional conflicts , including Kampuchea ( Cambodia ) ; ( v ) children 's rights ; and ( vi ) various disarmament issues .
24 But Carroll went on to harvest three high-scoring waves , putting the pressure back on his opponents .
25 To the delight of his audience , Mr Ratner went on to describe some of his favourite crap .
26 The Court went on to say that , in the case before it , there was no need to decide whether and to what extent Article 6(1) required a decision on the very substance of the dispute — what might be called a right to a judgment .
27 A further £73,000 went on repairing other damage from fires , almost all of which were started deliberately .
28 Dulles went on to form another of his much-favoured regional pacts — the Baghdad Pact ( 1955 ) , which included the USA , Britain , Iran , Iraq and Pakistan — to build up power around the Soviet defence perimeter .
29 So if in if inflation went up say seven or eight percent in the first year , you 're looking at prices in double figures .
30 He told him of his experience and was interested to know that the phenomenon is by no means unknown and the other went on to relate another incident involving footsteps that he heard outside the office , but when he opened the door to investigate no one was there .
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