Example sentences of "and go [adv] [v-ing] the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Why the hell ca n't we have some proper light in here ? ’ he complained as he strode in , snapping on the electric lights and going round dousing the candles .
2 Please thank them all very much , and go on using the barn for as long as you like . ’
3 Never even crossed my mind that Hurley would carry on like nothing had happened — that he 'd keep Eurame open and go on using the pipeline .
4 And you sell the game to — ’ he pointed skyward ‘ — and go on running the show .
5 I understand , as a penance , you walk barefoot from your church here to the Galilee Gate , saying your beads and go back chanting the psalms .
6 I scribbled 2 or 3 lines to my friend saying I was sorry circumstances had arisen to prevent my meeting him , sent the note off to my groom , and went on reading the ms .
7 He sucked at a bottle of Guinness , and went on fingering the rounds .
8 ‘ Danker , ’ said the man in battle-dress , and to me : ‘ Hullo , old boy ’ as if it was inevitable that I should have come there some time or other , and went on throwing the ball about .
9 ‘ Very uncomfortable , I expect , ’ said Fenella and went on studying the black stone buildings to see if there was a small , partly hidden door that they might use to get inside .
10 Linda took one look at Jed and went on polishing the glass .
11 He laid out a fiver — and went home counting the cash after Dowie scored twice .
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