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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | She went on to take a social science course and to train for general nursing . |
| 6 | I stopped listening as he went on to describe a naval ceremony . |
| 7 | History does not relate whether Geoffrey also went on to score a hundred , with his golf clubs . |
| 8 | He went on to score a further 100 runs , shades indeed of the modern trend ! |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Her daughter went on to visit a night club . |
| 13 | Her daughter went on to visit a night club . |
| 14 | We went on to do a good matinée performance and came off to thunderous applause and whistles of appreciation . |
| 15 | 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 ’ . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 ’ . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Then Beryl went on to outline a couple of job offers that had come in within the last few days . |
| 20 | They were won by the Hungarian Democratic Form which went on to form a coalition government of right-of-centre parties . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 ) . |
| 23 | The fresh and crispies went on to receive a great deal more acclaim than The Chorus who were hardly noticed , even within their hometown . |
| 24 | The article went on to record a growth rate of 20 per cent per annum in real terms ; annual exports to the value of $1 billion ; and a three-year investment programme of £800 million . |
| 25 | But Moloney 's mount was soon back in command when his rival made a nonsense of the second last jump , from where Whaat Fettle went on to record a splendid 10-length win . |
| 26 | She went on to issue a challenge to parents : ‘ The Government is allowing Essex to spend as little as £62 per child for a whole year . |
| 27 | Once the news of the invasion reached New York , the UN Security Council quickly adopted Resolution 660 , condemning Iraq 's action , and went on to vote a further 11 resolutions on related matters by the end of the year . |
| 28 | At much the same time , however , workers on British Rail successfully defended their procedures in the courts and subsequently went on to conduct a very effective strike from which they emerged victorious . |
| 29 | And that plane went on to set a world air speed record of six hundred and six and a quarter miles per hour . |
| 30 | And that plane went on to set a world air speed record of six hundred and six and a quarter miles per hour . |