Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] on [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After Hercule died , it was suggested that Isabelle should stay on for a while — assist with the children . |
| 2 | He or she would decide whether cases should go on to a Children 's Hearing before the Children 's Panel , or whether to take no further action . |
| 3 | This Bulletin will be paper-based initially , but should go on to an e-mail bulletin board as soon as this is available . |
| 4 | Envoy Philipp Jenninger and President Kurt Waldheim should get on like a Reichstag on fire |
| 5 | ‘ The likes of her 'll go on for a bit yet , ’ said Jack . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ He seemed to think the meeting might go on for a while . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I want to leave by about ten tomorrow so I 'll get on to a garage first thing in the morning and hope they can fix my car straight away . ’ |
| 10 | Though she found it hard to judge his age , he had a look of unabashed power that only years of experience could brand on to a man 's face . |
| 11 | Then we could go on to a dance in our local Labour Hall ? |
| 12 | ‘ We could go on to a nightclub afterwards . ’ |
| 13 | This means it could hold on with a couple of limbs whilst feeding with the others . |
| 14 | I could get on with a man like that . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 16 | Let's move on to a recap of tonight 's main stories . |
| 17 | It may stop after one or two drinks or it may go on into a spree . |
| 18 | I knew that if I let it go it would collapse on to a teapot and mugs still waiting to be cleared from the sideboard , which would confuse the situation still further . |
| 19 | ULSTER 's amateur actors have dramatically upstaged the bombers — by ensuring that their show would go on despite a £1,000 blast . |
| 20 | Few of Camille 's schoolmates , even had they been able to read and write , would go on to a career in the sciences , since the chemistry lab had been the first to succumb , years back , when the rules had just been relaxed and attitudes to education liberalized . |
| 21 | They were there at last , Lucy was bundled as gently as speed would allow on to a trolley and whisked off through swing doors , and Virginia stared , hollow-eyed , at Guy as they waited around silently in the reception area . |
| 22 | Erm for another reasons , which we shall get on to a bit later , there may be a great deal of confusion , er memories may not be clear or well formed , um people , according to some theories and ideas , people may be under-reporting because um y'know it helps them maintain their eq equilibrium a bit better . |
| 23 | Back in Trazior , Lexandro had imagined a gauntlet which would slip on to a hand … |
| 24 | His departure is described as amicable and he will stay on as a consultant . |
| 25 | He will stay on in a consultancy role for a few months until his successor settles into the job . |
| 26 | This will lead on to a discussion of an action-based theory of mentality , the theory developed by the Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher Jean Piaget , and then to some discussion of mental development itself . |
| 27 | The only thing that makes it bearable is the irrational belief that somebody interesting will come on in a minute … |
| 28 | The reminders of the V-Force will live on for a while yet until the Victors are retired so perhaps we will see more of this not unimpressive aircraft in 1993 . |
| 29 | The name will live on as a department head . |
| 30 | If you have a modem you can log on to a bulletin board and download it . |