Example sentences of "went on in a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It seems , ’ he went on in a calmer voice , ‘ that Rickie and Robin-Anne are among the sizeable minority of the population that is peculiarly prone to severe addiction . ’
2 ‘ It is , actually , ’ she went on in a normal voice .
3 ‘ The next morning , ’ he went on in a flat emotionless voice , ‘ I rose late .
4 ‘ I 'll ring for a taxi , ’ he went on in a flat tone .
5 He went on in a similar vein .
6 ‘ You 'll have other interests now , though , ’ he went on in a friendly , easy manner .
7 ‘ 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 . ’
8 She hesitated , then went on in a small voice , ‘ I think I was afraid of what you could do to me .
9 ‘ 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 . ’
10 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 . ’
11 ‘ You can tell your father , ’ she went on in a low voice , ‘ there 's plenty in the valley willing to help .
12 Miraculously , her voice went on in a steady stream , without a quiver , while her mind tried to take in what had happened .
13 Among the more fascinating of his cases is one of a woman ( whom I shall call Judith ) who , having regressed to being a young woman in a previous lifetime ( we 'll call her Alice ) , went on in a later session to regress to being Alice 's mother — who , it is interesting to note , had died at the precise moment her daughter was born .
14 Oh , I can read the signs as well as anyone , ’ Dora went on in a sudden surge of indignation as Melissa 's eyebrows lifted .
15 The music stopped and went on in a brisker six-eight rhythm .
16 ‘ I saw Liza Carrow , ’ Eleanor went on in a matter-of-fact way .
17 ‘ I did mean what I said last night , ’ she went on in a strangled whisper .
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