Example sentences of "go on in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elba remains largely unspoilt and life goes on in a traditional vein |
| 2 | How do people arrive at conclusions about what is going on in a particular instance ? |
| 3 | ‘ 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 ’ . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But the real fun is going on in a nearby barn with pumpkin lanterns . |
| 6 | ‘ It is , actually , ’ she went on in a normal voice . |
| 7 | ‘ The next morning , ’ he went on in a flat emotionless voice , ‘ I rose late . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll ring for a taxi , ’ he went on in a flat tone . |
| 9 | He went on in a similar vein . |
| 10 | ‘ You 'll have other interests now , though , ’ he went on in a friendly , easy manner . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 12 | She hesitated , then went on in a small voice , ‘ I think I was afraid of what you could do to me . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You can tell your father , ’ she went on in a low voice , ‘ there 's plenty in the valley willing to help . |
| 16 | Miraculously , her voice went on in a steady stream , without a quiver , while her mind tried to take in what had happened . |
| 17 | Oh , I can read the signs as well as anyone , ’ Dora went on in a sudden surge of indignation as Melissa 's eyebrows lifted . |
| 18 | ‘ I saw Liza Carrow , ’ Eleanor went on in a matter-of-fact way . |
| 19 | ‘ I did mean what I said last night , ’ she went on in a strangled whisper . |
| 20 | go on in a biting it a are |
| 21 | In many respects , however , life in a special school is like any other day or boarding school , and it would be wrong to assume that rare and special things go on in a special school . |
| 22 | The thing has gone on in a different way from previous years , and the outcome , as you 've observed , although the Liberal Democrats initially proposed spending at capping , they have gone down by half a million pounds . |