Example sentences of "go on [to-vb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Unix is not open , only ajar ’ , Harold Mead of Metron Data told delegates during a talk on capacity planning , going on to describe in detail how , despite the fact that while data for performance measurement and capacity planning is available from Unix through utilities such as sar , ps , mpstat ( on some multi-processors ) , acctcom and last , data was often presented with different formats and content that could easily make a nonsense of the figures . |
| 2 | I was looking for then features ed James Brown , who 'd phoned me up on the strength of Issue One of my fanzine This Is This ( which went on to sell in excess of 30 copies to my friends and family ) . |
| 3 | King Hassan , the Maghreb 's sole reigning monarch , had issued a swift and strong condemnation of Iraq 's invasion of Kuwait and he went on to vote in favour of the resolution adopted at the Cairo summit . |
| 4 | He went on to work in thermodynamics , and like Wheatstone to put his electrical knowledge to practical use in devices connected with telegraphy . |
| 5 | Mrs Tholen , who went on to specialise in theatre work , has proved herself to be the gardener of the family despite her husband 's success with carnations carefully nurturing the acre of gardens in which their four-bedroomed detached home is set . |
| 6 | We need , therefore , to understand the relationship of gospel to culture in general terms , and then go on to examine in detail its engagement with the specific culture in which we are involved . |
| 7 | Individuals have gone on to work in support of bands such as Bon Jovi , to take part in national competitions , to form club acts and to undertake the musician 's bread and butter work playing in theatre bands . |