Example sentences of "went on at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From then onwards the transformation of the English landscape , or of a considerable part of it , went on at a revolutionary pace . |
| 2 | Mark listened aghast at the naive and dangerous idealism of the young , starry-eyed politician , who was light years away from knowing what really went on at the sharp end of European and international trade . |
| 3 | I would usually be at the foot of the platform stairs as Billy went on at the start . |
| 4 | It was precisely that peculiar combination of laisser-faire rule over the kingdom at large , but absolute personal involvement with all that went on at the centre , in institutional as well as individual and personal affairs , which is the notable quality of kingship in Scotland and explains the high level of prestige and control which the crown enjoyed . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't care what went on at the party unless it was blatantly against the law . |
| 6 | On the intellectual front , this unification went on at the same time that in the social history of science specialization was the order of the day . |
| 7 | He came back full of the experience and made us all quite envious , but he was able to see first hand what went on at the business end of the oil industry and picked up some useful knowledge for future reference when dealing with the oil men . |
| 8 | Talk ought to go on , even if murder went on at the same time ; at the sideboard Twomey turned his back before he smiled . |
| 9 | Now it was an established custom that we very often used to go out to a strip in the desert away from the camp where we could indulge in circuits and landings to our hearts content without being related to the hour by hour flying that went on at the Base camp . |