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

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1 They went on for three hours before she fell asleep , exhausted but more relaxed than since her husband died .
2 They went on for some way in silence .
3 But when the boys became seven they they went on to this school on the green .
4 So they went on with great difficulty .
5 They went on with this banter as they drove down the hill and along the road to the beach .
6 They went on in this vein for several minutes while Ganem , occasionally shaking his head in disgust , tried to continue his conversation with Coleman .
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