Example sentences of "went [adv] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I scribbled 2 or 3 lines to my friend saying I was sorry circumstances had arisen to prevent my meeting him , sent the note off to my groom , and went on reading the ms . |
| 2 | Lord Diplock went on to test the question arising in the case by asking what the words of the relevant section of the Act of 1968 meant in ordinary conversation . |
| 3 | In December , London inflicted Kingston 's first domestic defeat of the season with a one-point win in the second leg of the NatWest Trophy semi-finals , though Kingston went on to retain the title . |
| 4 | Similarly , the Fourth Lateran Council , in its second decree , condemned the teaching of Joachim of Fiore ( namely that there were four persons in the Trinity ) , as expounded in his book against Peter Lombard , and went on to define the duties of secular rulers and of bishops to fight heresy in their kingdoms and dioceses . |
| 5 | His son Benjamin Lee ( 1798–1868 ) whose interest in politics and public life was rewarded when he became Lord Mayor of Dublin , later went on to represent the city as a Member of Parliament . |
| 6 | ( It is somewhat remarkable to note that after such stirring events , the committee went on to draw the master 's attention to the fact that a horse had been observed grazing in the paddock , which had been let for sheep only . |
| 7 | The woman dropped rennet into the two cauldrons , stirred them , and then went on peeling the mound of artichokes in silence . |
| 8 | Mason J. went on to explain the reasons why , in that case , the minister 's function was to be exercised by him personally . |
| 9 | As though unaware of the many doubts in the minds of each of his listeners , Christian went on to explain the reasons behind his momentous decision . |
| 10 | Its head , the urbane Norman Hartnell , designed the Queen 's wedding gown and went on to dress the women of the Royal Family in the finest fabrics . |
| 11 | The judge then went on to assess the damages at the figure of $200,000 , being an increase of 8 per cent . |
| 12 | Dr J Majo Cruzate , Advisor , Director General , DG XIII at the Commission of European Communities , after outlined the history of the European Single Market initiative up to Maastricht and ( probably ) beyond , and went on to extol the virtues of creating a single market for IT in Europe , with the European Commission 's roll seen as harmonising standards efforts and funding research . |
| 13 | The sitting was abandoned by Mayall , although Diccon went on to finish the picture — it subsequently won the senior award in the Irish National Portrait Painting Contest . |
| 14 | Four secondees were still struggling to settle-in some six months after their appointment , but most secondees adjusted within three months and went on to enjoy the scope to shape their jobs , to use their expertise and to become part of a team . |
| 15 | He made no rejoinder but retreated back through the communicating door ; and she went on serving the customer . |
| 16 | He went on to enunciate the principles for review of the supplementary benefits system . |
| 17 | Molly went on laying the table , placing knives and forks neatly as though her sanity depended on it . |
| 18 | I 'm thinking of people like Jean Krell who co-ran Granny Takes A Trip the painter Humphrey Ocean and Bernard Rhodes the friend of Malcolm 's who went on to manage The Clash . |
| 19 | ‘ Danker , ’ said the man in battle-dress , and to me : ‘ Hullo , old boy ’ as if it was inevitable that I should have come there some time or other , and went on throwing the ball about . |
| 20 | He went on to reassure the UK and other European members of NATO that there would be " no slackening in the US commitment " to the alliance . |
| 21 | He sucked at a bottle of Guinness , and went on fingering the rounds . |
| 22 | His lordship went on fingering the page for a moment , leaned forward to scrutinize an entry , then said : |
| 23 | She and Grubb were together in the team that won the Nations Cup in Washington , before she went on to take the Toronto World Cup round . |
| 24 | Abkhazian troops went on to take the villages of Gantiadi and Leselidze on Oct. 6 , thus establishing control over the whole of northern Abkhazia , from the capital Sukhumi to the border with Russia . |
| 25 | They did not all give up there and then , but presumably went on to take the test again and eventually to pass — many of them at the second attempt . |
| 26 | He found that K allowed him to ‘ look across the border into other realities ’ , and went on to take the drug every day for 100 days . |
| 27 | Strnadova went on to take the title by beating Australia 's Rennae Stubbs in the final . |
| 28 | In the singles , Perth 's David Hendry went down 21-8 to Welshman John Price , who went on to take the title 21-14 against Ireland 's Neil Booth . |
| 29 | Carry on collecting all this week and you will have a great souvenir of the season in which Mansell won an amazing NINE Grands Prix , including the first five straight off , and went on to take the world crown for the first time . |
| 30 | They will complete your wallchart of the season in which Mansell won an amazing NINE Grands Prix , including the first five straight off , and went on to take the world crown for the first time . |