Example sentences of "go [adv prt] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elba remains largely unspoilt and life goes on in a traditional vein |
| 2 | The roof goes on in a few tumultuous hours . |
| 3 | Have you ever noticed the response when a car alarm goes off in a busy street ? |
| 4 | How do people arrive at conclusions about what is going on in a particular instance ? |
| 5 | ‘ We inhabitants of the post-historical world ’ , he trumpets , ‘ will have to keep in mind that the truly fundamental transformation in world politics are not going on in a desolate Middle Eastern desert , but back in cette vielle Europe which was the cradle of the idea of human freedom ’ . |
| 6 | On May 8 Sami Abdul-Rahman , a member of the delegation [ see p. 38127 ] , said that " the talks [ were ] going on in a positive spirit " , although questions relating to international guarantees for an accord and Kurdish control over the oil-producing town of Kirkuk remained unresolved . |
| 7 | But the real fun is going on in a nearby barn with pumpkin lanterns . |
| 8 | He says he 's convinced he saw Mrs Maxwell going out in a small car . |
| 9 | So that that the leaflet 's going to be going out in a mega mailing . |
| 10 | I 'd arranged with the local flying club to go up in a small ‘ Cub ’ training aircraft , which is well-suited for aerial photography as it has a very slow cruising speed . |
| 11 | Perhaps you have always wanted to go up in a hot air balloon , appear on stage in a local amateur production or jump from a higher board at the swimming pool — well , how about it ? |
| 12 | Cos I 've got to go out in a few minutes . |
| 13 | so she 's got to go back in a few weeks ' time |
| 14 | That does n't mean we have to go around in a great lather of gratitude all the time . |
| 15 | ‘ It seems , ’ he went on in a calmer voice , ‘ that Rickie and Robin-Anne are among the sizeable minority of the population that is peculiarly prone to severe addiction . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ It is , actually , ’ she went on in a normal voice . |
| 17 | ‘ The next morning , ’ he went on in a flat emotionless voice , ‘ I rose late . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'll ring for a taxi , ’ he went on in a flat tone . |
| 19 | He went on in a similar vein . |
| 20 | ‘ You 'll have other interests now , though , ’ he went on in a friendly , easy manner . |
| 21 | ‘ Partly as a result of excessive leniency , ’ he went on in a familiar line of argument , ‘ there has been developed a pestiferous class of young ruffians who have caused great suffering to the respectable … to whom they have become a terror . ’ |
| 22 | She hesitated , then went on in a small voice , ‘ I think I was afraid of what you could do to me . |
| 23 | ‘ Sometimes , ’ he went on in a low voice , ‘ I lie awake at night thinking of what would happen to this place if you should die without issue . ’ |
| 24 | He stopped and went on in a low voice , ‘ I came back early from school and when I came in I saw she 'd been crying . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ You can tell your father , ’ she went on in a low voice , ‘ there 's plenty in the valley willing to help . |
| 26 | Miraculously , her voice went on in a steady stream , without a quiver , while her mind tried to take in what had happened . |
| 27 | Among the more fascinating of his cases is one of a woman ( whom I shall call Judith ) who , having regressed to being a young woman in a previous lifetime ( we 'll call her Alice ) , went on in a later session to regress to being Alice 's mother — who , it is interesting to note , had died at the precise moment her daughter was born . |
| 28 | Oh , I can read the signs as well as anyone , ’ Dora went on in a sudden surge of indignation as Melissa 's eyebrows lifted . |
| 29 | The music stopped and went on in a brisker six-eight rhythm . |
| 30 | ‘ I saw Liza Carrow , ’ Eleanor went on in a matter-of-fact way . |