Example sentences of "on to be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Canned Draught Guinness , selected to represent Ireland at the SIAL ( Salon International de l'Alimentation ) exhibition in Paris , went on to be selected as the overall international winner in the alcoholic drinks category . |
| 2 | The white Straker family had long disappeared , their genes and blood melded into the vigorous bodies of their freed slaves , and only the Straker name lived on to be given new dignity by Bonefish and his family . |
| 3 | He has gone on to be invested as a Commander . |
| 4 | I have gone on to be exhibited there almost every year . |
| 5 | Andrew of Moray died of wounds received during the battle , but Wallace went on to be proclaimed Guardian of Scotland , and was given the accolade of knighthood by dignitaries still claiming , like himself , to represent the absent Balliol . |
| 6 | Material which starts out at regional may also go on to be used on the national networks . |
| 7 | St Alban 's never had a player capped , though many of their lads have gone on to be decapitated , especially in internationals . |
| 8 | It just so happens that Paul had to make his visit there before going on to be decapitated somewhere else . |