Example sentences of "[pron] could [vb infin] on [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell .
2 But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear ,
3 I could get on with a man like that .
4 Afraid that she might have hurt Nora , who was sitting very quietly , Louise added , ‘ Of course , she 'll miss you but I do think she could stay on for a little longer , to see what might happen . ’
5 ‘ When you needed an extra pair of hands in a hurry so that you could get on with a job , Roger was always the first to drop what he was doing and help you . ’
6 Then we could go on to a dance in our local Labour Hall ?
7 We could go on to a nightclub afterwards . ’
8 ‘ If we could get a decent job , have somewhere settled to live , then we could get on with a proper life .
9 Salvation came from without : the development of some de facto secondary work in the higher ‘ standards ’ or years of Board schools , the improvements in the older grammar schools , the use of various ‘ institutes ’ dedicated to helping working men get more education , the creation of new , civic universities like Owens in Manchester , and the expansion of London University , gave men who wanted a basic education beyond primary school new opportunities , after which they could go on to a denominational college which was now more able to concentrate on theology .
10 The development officers felt that 50 would be about the maximum number of new cases they could take on over a 12 month period .
11 It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline .
12 This means it could hold on with a couple of limbs whilst feeding with the others .
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