Example sentences of "and go on [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Perdita listened to her mother grinding gears and going on and on and on about how marvellously Perdita had played and how it had been the proudest moment of her life , and how everyone from Rupert to Brigadier Canford said what a great future she had and Drew this and Drew that .
2 ‘ There 's never been much of a plan , so there 's no reason to cancel out any initial plans of getting degrees and going on and doing something else . ’
3 Er he had a So he she and going on and on , nothing to do with me , I
4 And going on as you are , you wo n't get a job as a fireman . ’
5 ‘ To kiss you , hold you , and go on and on …
6 He said : ‘ Middlesbrough to their credit , worked very hard and we were fortunate to get the break and go on and win .
7 ‘ Begin at the beginning , ’ said the King , ‘ and go on until you get to the end , then stop . ’
8 ‘ Begin at the beginning , ’ the King said gravely , ‘ and go on till you come to the end : then stop . ’ ?
9 Or we can cling to the old certainties — and go on as before . ’
10 We started in August and went on until the job was finished .
11 She hated herself for it , and went on and on , convinced that her only defence was to make Rachel throw her out again , and Rachel refused to be provoked .
12 In this first session she demonstrated how she nagged him and went on and on trying to get the response she wanted .
13 It happened like this : last Saturday , after the farewell party at Nanking University , I came back to the hotel , and packed my things ready to leave for Shanghai , then about 10.30 I started to feel sick , and it got worse and worse and went on and on until I had to wake up Comrade Wu at about 3.30 and ask her to get a doctor .
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