Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] on [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every user of LIFESPAN must log on to the system via a unique user name and password , allocated in this way . |
| 2 | After Hercule died , it was suggested that Isabelle should stay on for a while — assist with the children . |
| 3 | Valeria had asked us for the afternoon and suggested that we should stay on for the evening , as her mother had gone to spend the night with a friend . |
| 4 | But by March that year the Chiefs of Staff were recording a victory for their view of the Middle East , and were arguing that this implied that Britain must hang on to the right to return to bases in Egypt , even in the absence of agreement . |
| 5 | But if a statement such as ‘ John is tall ’ is to be true , then the predicate ‘ is tall ’ must latch on to the world , just as ‘ John ’ does . |
| 6 | His widow , Margaret , said : ‘ Alfred told me that I should carry on with the case if he died , and that is exactly what I will do . ’ |
| 7 | We were on a lonely stretch of road just outside London : it was late in the afternoon , darkness was about to fall and we were arguing about whether we should hurry on to the city or stay at some roadside tavern for the night . |
| 8 | The invaders assembled at Stornoway were now divided by a bitter quarrel over whether or not they should move on to the mainland , only ended when one of the Earl Marischal 's supposed subordinates , William Murray , Marquis of Tullibardine , suddenly produced a commission granted to him two years before by James which appointed him Commander-in-Chief of all his forces in Scotland . |
| 9 | When approaching white water you should not have too much speed , sheeting out might be necessary , and the weight should move on to the back foot to encourage the nose to lift over the foam . |
| 10 | This Bulletin will be paper-based initially , but should go on to an e-mail bulletin board as soon as this is available . |
| 11 | Press relations activities must go on during the exhibition with media who attend or may be interested . |
| 12 | The doctor then told Alexander that he must go on with the treatment . |
| 13 | ‘ I must go on with the post , but I 'll send somebody to help you as soon as I can . |
| 14 | If that is the effect of that tremendous personality on two men occupying the position that we do , and related to each other in the way that Mr Chamberlain and I are , that process must go on throughout the party . |
| 15 | You must hold on to the hurt . |
| 16 | The under sheriff must hold on to the balance for 14 days in case any steps should be taken to make the defendant bankrupt , in which case he would have to pay the money he has recovered to the receiver . |
| 17 | ‘ Until such times as they can do this , Her Majesty 's Government should get on with the task of governing Northern Ireland in a positive fashion , including the alternative means of returning powers to locally-elected representatives . ’ |
| 18 | Those who have been successful may carry on with the course , and need to be registered with the BIE . |
| 19 | Yes , last speaker then , then we 'll move on with the budget document , Tom . |
| 20 | ‘ The likes of her 'll go on for a bit yet , ’ said Jack . |
| 21 | ‘ You away in and I 'll go on to the hotel by myself . |
| 22 | Then we 'll meet ye all at the Curragh Bar for a few good old jars , and then we 'll go on to the hotel . |
| 23 | Ellen , please ask a maid to find some dry clothes for me , and then I 'll go on to the village . |
| 24 | No , he asks you to please stay for supper and we 'll go on in the morning . |
| 25 | No , he asks you to please stay for supper and we 'll go on in the morning . |
| 26 | We 'll spend the night there , and then , if she 's recovered , we 'll go on in the morning through Lima to Tacna in the south of Peru . |
| 27 | Alternatively , if language problems are seen in terms of the child 's limited understanding of the rule system , this , in turn , might lead on to a programme of intervention designed to teach the child more about the rules assumed to underlie language use . |
| 28 | ‘ He seemed to think the meeting might go on for a while . ’ |
| 29 | That would be one less thing for him to worry about with regards to his mother , for she would still be mistress of the house , at least until the war was over , which might go on for a year , perhaps two . |
| 30 | Not only would I lose a valued client but her collection might come on to the market , her reasons for selling would become known , Durances all over the world would become suspect and lose their value and dealers would suffer . |