Example sentences of "went [adv prt] to make [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The kid brother went on to make a moderate fortune doing the same with golf balls and golf clubs . |
| 2 | Silva , who went on to make a 30-footer for an eagle at the second , insists that the confidence he has been given by Mansell 's support has counted for as much , if not more , than the money . |
| 3 | In spite of his size , and like many big strikers , Dave was a sensitive fellow and pre-match tension was a real problem for him in his earlier days , but he overcame that worry successfully and went on to make a substantial and positive contribution to Palace 's return to the big-time , before moving to Derby County in a £400,000 deal in the spring of 1980 . |
| 4 | The West Indies captain went on to make a match-saving 66 . |
| 5 | Gooch went on to make a vital 37 , lasting a further 24 overs . |
| 6 | ‘ In the House of Lords he went on to make an outstanding contribution on Labour 's front-bench . |
| 7 | In the Cox Report we repeated the first sentence quoted above from Kingman and went on to make the following recommendation : |
| 8 | He went on to make the Queen 's wedding dress in 1947 and her Coronation gown in 1953 . |
| 9 | This led in Britain to the setting up the Meteorological Office under Captain FitzRoy , formerly of HMS Beagle , who went on to make the first weather forecasts in Britain . |
| 10 | She went down to make a drink , and as she turned the light on in the dingy kitchen a dark thing shot across the floor to disappear under the dresser . |
| 11 | I checked everything in at the left-luggage office in Liverpool Street station , and then went off to make a couple of telephone calls . |
| 12 | Dorothea sat her down and padded her in with cushions , smiled vaguely and went off to make the tea . |