Example sentences of "he go on [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He goes on to give a splendid example of the thing he has in mind , when an old Muslim tribesman went on urging a drug-addicted English hippy to ‘ pray to Jesus the Messiah ’ , until he was converted and delivered . |
| 2 | Chanan has questioned the basic analysis of national needs employed by the DES , as we have already mentioned ; he goes on to propose a curriculum based on personal values . |
| 3 | He goes on to develop a theory of communicative action which focuses on the exchange of ideas and meanings in contrast to the exchange of goods . |
| 4 | I stopped listening as he went on to describe a naval ceremony . |
| 5 | He went on to name a sum that Henry thought very acceptable . |
| 6 | He went on to name a figure , and took Merrill 's silence as acceptance . |
| 7 | He went on to score a further 100 runs , shades indeed of the modern trend ! |
| 8 | He went on to give a detailed account of the finances of the infirmary . |
| 9 | Greg 's first round 74 had not done any damage , though , and he went on to inflict a body-blow on the course , the rest of the field , and the title . |
| 10 | He went on to propose a Rainbow Curriculum — without actually reading it first — which tried to teach tolerance for all , but in the process had to discuss homosexuality with kids of eight . |
| 11 | He went on to propose a Rainbow Curriculum which tried to discuss homosexuality with kids of eight Parents are frustrated that schools have fancy ideas but do n't teach children to write or read |
| 12 | The incident did no harm to his career for he went on to become a peer and Lord President of the Council in the Marches . |
| 13 | He went on to become a senior captain with an international airline . |
| 14 | He went on to play a Dutch underground leader in The Conspirators ( 1944 ) and a gifted cuckolded cellist in Deception ( 1946 ) . |
| 15 | In 1317 he and Pembroke combined to restrain the most avaricious of the courtiers , Roger Damory [ q.v. ] , in order to placate the court 's leading opponent , Thomas , Earl of Lancaster [ q.v. ] ; and he went on to play a part in the negotiations with Lancaster which culminated in the treaty of Leake in 1318 . |
| 16 | He went on to play a starring role for Northern Ireland in that year 's World Cup , being voted the world 's No 1 keeper . |
| 17 | He went on to obtain a commission in the Regular Army , which involved sitting the final examination at Sandhurst , although he had not been a cadet . |
| 18 | He went on to develop a succession of life-saving sulfa drugs . |
| 19 | On retirement from the army he went on to have a succesful career in business . |
| 20 | He went on to deliver a strong warning about the dangers which the " ever strengthening isolationist mood in Russia " posed for the integrity of the Soviet Union , and also stressed that a new Russian CP should aim to " consolidate " the CPSU . |
| 21 | But with his ‘ eclectic and protean opportunism ’ , he went on to recommend a revenue tariff as a wage cut in disguise . |
| 22 | He went on to recommend a temporary suspension of TV services until these became more Zambian in content , then making a remark which — though a wild exaggeration — was not challenged by any other member , not even by the Minister . |
| 23 | His tank had been in an encounter with a German howitzer and he had been badly burnt , his face , hands and arms requiring extensive plastic surgery , although he went on to run a preparatory school in Sussex . |
| 24 | By the end of 1908 Picasso owned at least five tribal objects and he went on to amass a large collection , much of it of very doubtful quality , although after the war when his own work was commanding large prices he occasionally exchanged a painting for a choice piece . |