Example sentences of "went on [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I informed Mrs X that this was absolute rubbish and went on to explain about safety precautions , such as protective clothing and inoculations . |
| 2 | GEORDIE Glam-rock band who had four Top 40 hits in the early Seventies , Brian Johnson went on to sing with AC/DC . |
| 3 | 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 ) . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I can drive a tractor , ’ he said , and went on to speculate at length on the possibilities of the English dole . |
| 6 | However , he went on to warn against complacency , as although most large companies are conscious of their health and safety responsibilities , an increase in the number of small companies and contractors may cause a corresponding increase in accident figures . |
| 7 | The convener went on to warn against funding schools on the basis of their pupil numbers . |
| 8 | We went on to look at ligand gated channels , and in particular three different classes , acetylcholine gated , glycine gated , G A B A gated . |
| 9 | He went on to work in thermodynamics , and like Wheatstone to put his electrical knowledge to practical use in devices connected with telegraphy . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | His show ‘ A One Night Stand with Sean Hughes ’ transferred for a sell-out run at the Palace Theatre and then went on to play to capacity crowds at the Duke of York 's Theatre in the West End . |
| 12 | After aircrew selection in 1966 he went on to train on Jet Provosts , Gnats and Hunters . |