Example sentences of "go [adv prt] in [det] " in BNC.

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1 The media through which the sharers of a culture refine their insight into what goes on in each other 's heads are the arts in general , through which the most aware evoke in their audience the look and feel of things from their own viewpoints ( in the case of the drama and novel , of multiple interacting viewpoints ) , in fixed forms available to be explored at our leisure .
2 Die Grünen is generally regarded as the most turbulent and self-destructive of the Green parties , but its internal quarrels are , says Sara Parkin in her guide to the European Greens , ‘ only a more flagrant example ’ of what goes on in all the parties .
3 Latent inhibition goes on in all experiments aimed at revealing the nature of stimulus representations and often acts to mask the effects under investigation .
4 Some of this will almost certainly be in contravention of the 1988 Copyright Act , but a lot will be legitimate copying similar to that which goes on in all universities and public libraries .
5 ‘ It 's knowing what goes on in that place that 's the thing , General .
6 ‘ I 'd like to know exactly what goes on in that head of yours . ’
7 ‘ I do n't want to know , ’ Sophie interrupted sharply , then , seeing that Helen looked rather ruffled , she added in a more conciliatory tone , ‘ It 's just that , although I 'm very interested in what goes on in that practice on the veterinary side , I do n't really think we ought to interest ourselves in the personal ups and downs of the people working there . ’
8 Something goes on in that room on a Monday and a Wednesday .
9 ‘ In fact , if you ask me , there 's as much goes on in most of these valleys as there ever used to be . ’
10 Also , the local MP has taken it upon himself to look personally into what goes on in this prison . ’
11 Hey , what goes on in this one , though ?
12 I know he talks to you about what goes on in this office , but I get a feedback about you . ’
13 We 're supposed to know what goes on in this country , and the PM 's health is a national asset , so …
14 ‘ I ought to have found this out before , especially as I usually know everything that goes on in this village , but they 've managed to keep it secret .
15 This centre looks like a huge barracks in the hills and no one knows what goes on in this place .
16 There is no reason to suppose that what goes on in one domain is necessarily relevant to what goes on in another .
17 Above them on a rocky promontory of convenient geology , Jesus kneels in prayer , an exercise that still goes on in some places , though with less agony and less certainty of address . ’
18 And er , they are actually a good description of what goes on in those departments and those that relate to these procedures .
19 Nobody knows what goes on in these places .
20 It goes on in more detail but that is the basis of it .
21 If Prince Charles wants to go on in this exhorting role , he has to understand architecture . ’
22 ‘ It 's hardly fair I should be required to go on in this way .
23 The normal way of classifying a child is by his Or her father 's profession , and this is essentially all we have to go on in this case .
24 Erm the Labour Party is absolutely furious that unemployment goes down in this country and they keep trying to say to the public that it 's all hooey and , and , and , and the figures are distorted etc. , etc. , The fact is unemployment is going down , we are overcoming the recession , er faster than any other member of the er European Community or the European union as it 's now concerned and , and these are the facts but having said all that , we on this side er certainly support a continuing strategy whether we 'll er have to continue spending money at this level , er I do n't know , hopefully er the , the recession will be overcome and the spending can be reduced , but the strategy we believe .
25 Fifteen wickets were to go down in all that day , and although Gooch and Robinson made a sound start , once they were separated the procession continued as normal .
26 If it 's safe to go through in that position and then you can see that the exit side is clear , okay , there 's nothing wrong with that .
27 Right in the middle of an expanse of orderly herringbone there can be a patch , identical to the rest except that it is twisted round at a different angle so that the ‘ weave ’ goes off in another direction .
28 The other alternative is just to go off in that corner over there .
29 Whatever was going on in that head of yours , it was certainly dramatic . ’
30 ‘ If I 'd known what was going on in that house right under my nose … ’
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