Example sentences of "go on [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eliot goes on to envisage a future in which applied science replaces each theatre by a hundred cinemas , each musical instrument by one hundred gramophones , each horse by one hundred cheap motor cars , with the result that the population of the whole civilized world speedily follows the lot of the Melanesians . |
| 2 | Pugh goes on to paint a picture of an industry with a lot of technology on its hands and an unclear view of the future . |
| 3 | The narrator goes on to describe a puddle of water that " lay across the trail " . |
| 4 | It then goes on to describe a scheme for representing appearance through logical structure . |
| 5 | Leapor goes on to describe a woman married to a clergyman who is universally virtuous and ’ … |
| 6 | It then goes on to detail a number of joint initiatives covering the the country and all the G M B regions . |
| 7 | But as the search goes on to find a replacement for peat scientists are optimistic . |
| 8 | Mrs. X goes on to list a number of complaints . |
| 9 | She argues that they can constitute a new perspective for the social sciences and goes on to show a continuity with the anti-positivism and rejection of the knowing subject in structuralist and post-structuralist approaches to understanding . |
| 10 | The narrator ( of the Morgans ) is called Arthur and it is Arthur who survives the death of Philip and goes on to become a writer of some undefined kind on the model of David Copperfield and Great Expectations . |
| 11 | It is this which produces Leonard 's startling use of juxtaposition , which goes on to become a disavowal technique . ) |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It goes on to specify a duty to take action ‘ necessary or expedient … for the purpose of conserving , redistributing or otherwise augmenting water resources ’ and ‘ securing proper use of water resources ’ ( s.10 ) . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Reporters like Terry Lewis needed so little to go on to formulate a story ; he would n't even have to name Luke Calder , just make some veiled references to his identity that could be enough to discredit him . |
| 16 | I hasten to add however , that in my view that would not have materially altered her ability to go on to get a qualification and succeed in her chosen career . |
| 17 | Mr Crompton , awarded the OBE in 1962 , joined the RAF in 1942 and flew in India and Burma before going on to hold a number of RAF training positions . |
| 18 | She began a letter a month after their arrival with the words , ‘ Here we are in a large mansion , in a large park , with seventy head of deer around us ’ , before going on to describe a house which contained ‘ furniture enough for a dozen families like ours ’ . |
| 19 | However , before going on to propose a test for semantic constituency , it might be useful to clarify the notion further in an informal way . |
| 20 | Work is currently going on to prepare a book so that parishes can be helped to develop the part they have to play in handing on the faith to our children . |
| 21 | Her parents refused consent for an operation to remove the obstruction , although there were no grounds to suppose that if the outcome of the operation was successful , Alexandra would not go on to enjoy a life of some longevity . |
| 22 | We will go on to create a Department of Legal Administration headed by a Minister in the Commons who will be responsible for all courts and tribunals in England and Wales . |
| 23 | However , Sutherland and Cressey do go on to include a consideration of poverty , unemployment , bad housing , and the like , under the heading of ‘ social situations which are most conducive to crime ’ . |
| 24 | That is , while they did not start courses at the institutions we studied , they did go on to take a course elsewhere . |
| 25 | And , who knows , you may go on to become a Master of Wine . |
| 26 | If you are recording on a Super-format such as S-VHS , though , the copying loss will be barely discernible , and you could go on to make a copy-of-a-copy ( ie third generation ) without noticeable fall-off . |
| 27 | For example , in Namibia , UNTAG not only had to ensure that the ceasefire was observed ; it also went on to tackle a programme of repatriation , and oversee the first elections for the new state . |
| 28 | The court went on to cite a series of authorities for supporting a general jurisdiction to prevent a misuse of the process of the court . |
| 29 | Her daughter went on to visit a night club . |
| 30 | Her daughter went on to visit a night club . |