go on slowly

Example Sentences

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He saw him enter the town and go on slowly, and seeming to listen; then, seeing the inn, he appeared to hesitate whether to go there or to continue his journey.

From The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Dumas père, Alexandre

I shall go on slowly, and camp when I come to a suitable place, and my men will rig up a boma in no time.

From Settlers and Scouts by Strang, Herbert

Improvement may go on slowly to complete recovery, or the malady may subside into a subacute and chronic form with induration.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

They are indeed a careful sort of reading, and chiefly require common-placing, and that makes the work go on slowly.

From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall

Hal and I determined, if we didn't lose more than a quarter of a mile an hour, we'd rather let the 'Zelda' keep the lead, and go on slowly overheating her engines.

From The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise The Young Kings of the Deep by Durham, Victor G.