Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] on at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could go on at great length on all these topics ; it would be very pleasant for me to say what I think and relieve Monsieur Geoffrey Braithwaite 's feelings by means of such utterances . |
| 2 | So I could go on at great length , colleagues , to tell you that he 's on this committee and that committee well er and that would take me a good half hour because he 's , he 's on , he 's involved in everything in everything in the Party in the union erm , and his commitment is absolutely second to none . |
| 3 | Er I could go on at great length about it if you wish me to but I 'm sure you do n't . |
| 4 | I reckon Wright will come on at some stage unless England are actually winning . |
| 5 | I hope that as chairman of ICI the contribution that I can make is to be looked upon by people on all levels as someone whose experience they can call on at any time . |
| 6 | Another problem may be that you only have one machine for both recording and playback so that only one of these activities can go on at one time . |
| 7 | Different parts of the lighting system can come on at different times . |
| 8 | It 's rather like a trip on the Circle Line ; you can get on at any point really , and you 'll get to the fridge , or the move , or the school fees sooner or later and then back to the beginning again . |