Example sentences of "went on in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is , actually , ’ she went on in a normal voice . |
| 2 | ‘ The next morning , ’ he went on in a flat emotionless voice , ‘ I rose late . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll ring for a taxi , ’ he went on in a flat tone . |
| 4 | He went on in a similar vein . |
| 5 | ‘ You 'll have other interests now , though , ’ he went on in a friendly , easy manner . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 7 | She hesitated , then went on in a small voice , ‘ I think I was afraid of what you could do to me . |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ You can tell your father , ’ she went on in a low voice , ‘ there 's plenty in the valley willing to help . |
| 11 | Miraculously , her voice went on in a steady stream , without a quiver , while her mind tried to take in what had happened . |
| 12 | Oh , I can read the signs as well as anyone , ’ Dora went on in a sudden surge of indignation as Melissa 's eyebrows lifted . |
| 13 | ‘ I saw Liza Carrow , ’ Eleanor went on in a matter-of-fact way . |
| 14 | ‘ I did mean what I said last night , ’ she went on in a strangled whisper . |