Example sentences of "go on the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 With the likelihood that at least seven Scots will be going on the British Lions tour , there are plenty of places to be won , though they will have to be earned against what looks a strong French XV .
2 With the likelihood that at least seven Scots will be going on the British Lions tour , there are plenty of places to be won , though they will have to be earned against what looks a strong French XV .
3 Military vehicles were no rarity in the streets , while press and television maintained a steady flow of information on how things were going on the different fronts .
4 Well , sorry Jack , I was going on the previous figures which
5 We wanted mothers with children to go on the various courses and learn new printmaking techniques .
6 Because it does mean then that that traffic er on the western side of Harrogate can get out to the western relief road as there 's no need then to go on the urban roads in Harrogate .
7 But after a while she wanted a change from her routine and began to go on the weekly trips regularly .
8 The countdown to Gloucester Rugby Club 's semi-final got off to a flying start to day with the news that forward , Mike Teague , has been selected to go on the British Lions seven week tour of Australia this summer .
9 The longer this situation goes on the worse things are going to get .
10 While the slow process of discharging cargo goes on the four apprentices , firm friends in spite of temperamental differences , are fired by legends of hidden treasure to explore the hills behind the town in their free time .
11 Between whiles she got up and looked out of the window , watching the pale sunshine come and go on the elaborate mouldings and cornices of the offices on the opposite side of Hand and Ball Court , until she realized she was being watched from a window of the floor above by two young men in shirtsleeves .
12 Or the Tuareg saying that ‘ if you walk in the desert you get sand in your shoes , ’ the aquatic equivalent being that if you go on the Scottish hills you stand a fair chance of being hammered .
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