Example sentences of "not [verb] on [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Caroline had not hired on as a saleswoman , and she 'd certainly not hired on to be sociable . |
| 2 | It was burning , fraying at the edges , riddled with violent cancers of nationalism , spite and greed that could not go on without a climax for much longer . |
| 3 | The same realization came to the King , pushed towards his precipice by Hardinge harshly telling him that he could not go on without a decision . |
| 4 | However , for the third time this season , Wantage could not hold on to a lead given them in the last five minutes , and allowed Andy Martin to shoot home for the equaliser for Bicester . |
| 5 | Yeah it wo n't I mean , that wo n't stay on for an hour I mean I 've literally had a hot bath put the water on , you know , af it goes off at nine o'clock in the morning put that radiator , put that button on to reset the hot water for five minutes it 's bo boilers lit up ten minutes and then it 's gone off |
| 6 | ‘ He says he wo n't go on without a warm-up act first . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You ca n't go on to a talk show and talk about the plots of the books . |
| 8 | It may make for some good headlines , but De Niro certainly does n't come on like a tycoon , talking about his company as not so much a business , more an ‘ artistic community ’ where people can freely exchange ideas . |