Example sentences of "went [adv prt] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , in Namibia , UNTAG not only had to ensure that the ceasefire was observed ; it also went on to tackle a programme of repatriation , and oversee the first elections for the new state . |
| 2 | The court went on to cite a series of authorities for supporting a general jurisdiction to prevent a misuse of the process of the court . |
| 3 | He is a small but forceful creature who survived the untimely death of the man who manipulated him so brilliantly and went on to forge an equally close bond with a second partner . |
| 4 | With only ninepence in their pockets , they founded an old boys ' association that went on to include a thriving club ( albeit minus clubhouse ) , a sports field and four football teams competing in the Zingari and Old Boys Associations ' leagues . |
| 5 | Buying a small Kent engineering company , Wire & Plastic Products , ( WPP ) he went on to create an advertising group to rival the Saatchis , with two giant American takeovers in 1987 and 1989 . |
| 6 | Fairbrother went on to hit an unbeaten 64 and Lancashire roared to their third Benson & Hedges Cup Final in four years as Wasim Akram destroyed Leicestershire . |
| 7 | As far as I know , she went on to live a long life , enjoyed the notoriety , and used it to advantage in the family business , exploiting rumours of her Evil Eye to scare off creditors , and to get the best out of every bargain . ’ |
| 8 | She went on to take a social science course and to train for general nursing . |
| 9 | In a prospective study of general practice prescribing involving more than 40 000 people over a 2-year period , Skegg et al. ( 1983 ) found that only three in a thousand of those who had received psychotropics went on to take an overdose of the drugs within the following 12 months . |
| 10 | I stopped listening as he went on to describe a naval ceremony . |
| 11 | History does not relate whether Geoffrey also went on to score a hundred , with his golf clubs . |
| 12 | He went on to score a further 100 runs , shades indeed of the modern trend ! |
| 13 | Always in the leading group , McMahon pushed to the front before the last where he was challenged by the favourite Over the Edge , but keeping his mount perfectly balanced and running as straight as a gun barrel , McMahon found something left in the ‘ Tank ’ and went on to score a snug success . |
| 14 | Couples went on to score a six under par 66 , and with partner Davis Love shooting 68 , the favourites finished the day on the 10 under par total of 134 . |
| 15 | Partial calm was restored when the prisoners were released during the afternoon , but representatives of the Majlis continued to demand that those responsible for the attack be found and punished , and went on to declare a general mobilization of Crimean Tatars . |
| 16 | Her daughter went on to visit a night club . |
| 17 | Her daughter went on to visit a night club . |
| 18 | The Yankees went on to assemble an unequalled record of 22 World Series victories ; generations of Sox fans have not a single one to cherish . |
| 19 | We went on to do a good matinée performance and came off to thunderous applause and whistles of appreciation . |
| 20 | He grew up in Rutland ( now Leicestershire ) and after collecting a photography ‘ O ’ level , went on to do a furniture design course , ‘ because I just wanted to get to London ’ . |
| 21 | He wants us to publish his name and address asking Rita , who graduated in Biology around 1976 and then went on to do a teacher 's training course , to contact him please . |
| 22 | He grew up in Rutland ( now Leicestershire ) and after collecting a photography ‘ O ’ level , went on to do a furniture design course , ‘ because I just wanted to get to London ’ . |
| 23 | He still went on to do an enormous lob over Coton 's head , and what seemed like half an hour later the ball sneaked itself over the line . |
| 24 | Langdon went on to outline a scheme whereby Kim Ku could set up a governing commission , which would subsequently take over from the military government . |
| 25 | Then Beryl went on to outline a couple of job offers that had come in within the last few days . |
| 26 | Mr Calfa went on to outline an economic programme which would be operational until free elections can be held . |
| 27 | Reshevsky went on to lose an interzonal play-off for the World Championship in 1964 and was beaten again in the quarter-finals four years later . |
| 28 | They were won by the Hungarian Democratic Form which went on to form a coalition government of right-of-centre parties . |
| 29 | The first multiparty general election since 1959 was held on May 12 , 1991 , and resulted in a victory for the Nepali Congress Party which went on to form a new government under Girija Prasad Koirala . |
| 30 | They went on to form a government led by Edouard Balladur of the RPR thus ushering a second period of cohabitation of a right-wing government with a socialist President ( François Mitterrand ) . |