Example sentences of "go [adv] [to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first of these Leapor warns beaux to beware of Cloe 's eyes which wound , and she goes on to describe her friend 's musical skill : |
| 2 | The Committee 's 23rd report refers to the failure of the experiment of accepting the services of a young Dutchman , Mr Vincent van Gogh , and goes on to cite his spirit of self-sacrifice , his admirable qualities in aiding the sick and wounded , and his devotion , ‘ of which he gave many proofs ’ . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , he goes on to justify his pursuit of the contradiction by claiming that the instruments provided by literary theory may be refined and transformed through their application to particular texts . |
| 4 | The children visit the church and learn to look at it and describe what they see , and this is in itself a valuable exercise ; but it becomes more valuable still if as well as noting that the fabric is stone , they are provoked to go on to enquire what type of stone , is it all the same stone , why were these types of stone Preferred , where do they come from , and how do they come to be what they are ? |
| 5 | Finally , when the walls of Amal 's room began to vibrate from the sounds of the bass from the stereo , she decided to go downstairs to ask her brother and his friends to turn down their music . |
| 6 | But that 's what I hate , I 've got to go downstairs to get my breakfast . |
| 7 | Got to go downstairs to get my lunch , it 's really |
| 8 | The opportunity to go over to regain my citizenship was a must because of the pressure I was under . |
| 9 | Once she has capitulated and goes off to gain her daughter 's assent he switches faces , turning to us in the middle of a line : ‘ Bear her my true love 's kiss ; and so , farewell/Relenting fool , and shallow-changing woman ! ’ ( 431–2 ) . |
| 10 | There were always rehearsals going on to hold my interest . |
| 11 | Miss Fletcher was 0–2 , down in the first set before taking ten games in a row and going on to retain her title . |
| 12 | He paused just long enough to ensure he had her full attention before going on to deliver his thuderbolt . |
| 13 | Tries by Paul Leadbetter and Paul Carter were converted by Mark Taylor in the first half , Carter going on to complete his hat-trick , Leadbetter crossing again and Keith Bolland also scoring , with Taylor adding three conversions . |
| 14 | ‘ Besides , I 'm going along to see my agent this morning . |
| 15 | I 'm going down to get her breakfast . ’ |
| 16 | The bar was a regular haunt for men going in to begin their night shift , and the two were on the same shunting team . |
| 17 | Because literally you 're only going in to get his contract his money and his copy and off you go . |
| 18 | She had planned to work for a year in England then take a post-graduate certificate in education at London University before going home to do her officer training in Australia . |
| 19 | This seemed a suitable area on which to work , and we proceeded in precisely the same way as before , with Sylvia imagining the situation under hypnosis and then going off to do her homework for however long was necessary . |
| 20 | He said he was going off to find his sister . |
| 21 | To avoid any more personal suffering I say he should contemplate going now to give his successor the chance to build a proper team to qualify for the World Cup finals . |
| 22 | At this point you might feel like going out to shoot your mother and father , and they in turn would feel like shooting their parents , but this is n't a very practical solution ! |
| 23 | She was going back to get her coat changed . |
| 24 | He had been based in England up to the age of twenty-two before going abroad to earn his living as a surfer . |
| 25 | Well , this afternoon the tall housemaids were then going by to have their tea ( they had their own sitting-room , the housemaids did ) ; they came down the stairs . |
| 26 | Well he goes up to do his shopping do n't he , in town |
| 27 | He was out , but his mother says she 'll tell him , and that he will shut the hens up for me when I have to go out to visit my friend . |
| 28 | And my mother used to have to go out to supplement our income you see . |
| 29 | Such popular movements as occurred between 1381 and the early sixteenth century must be seen against this background , which goes far to explain their character . |
| 30 | Others never managed to penetrate his reserve , for he had a deep suspicion of others who could turn out a compliment at will or turn a barbed shaft with a sally of their own , and above all he hated pomposity and egotism ; this goes far to explain his view of Churchill and of F. E. Smith . |