go on slowly

Example Sentences

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Subscriptions, however, for arming the militia, go on slowly.

From Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. by Alison, Archibald, Sir

A class should go on slowly, and dwell on details so long as to fix firmly and make perfectly familiar whatever they undertake to learn.

From The Teacher by Abbott, Jacob

I told Bill to go on slowly with the deer meat, and I would go and get the trap and set it for the cat.

From Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. by Woodcock, Eldred Nathaniel

Very well, then," I heard Hewitt say as they turned towards us, "perhaps we had better go on slowly and let my friend cut across the fields first to break the news.

From The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator by Morrison, Arthur

Shall we stop here a little while, Hal dear, to talk, or will we go on slowly toward home?

From Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life by Merrill, Frank T. (Frank Thayer)