Example sentences of "could [vb infin] on [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was at this moment that I decided I must learn to dance , so that I could stay on at the pensione instead of roaming about . |
| 2 | Now the choice was hers — she could stay on in the cottage for the weekend as planned , or she could cut her losses and head for home . |
| 3 | I suppose I could carry on with the cataloguing , ’ she suggested . |
| 4 | The 1896 discovery by Eduard Buchner ( 1860–1917 ) that fermentation could carry on in the absence of living cells seemed like the final nail in the coffin . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Baden-Powell was particularly fond of this extravagant , but nevertheless deeply felt historical posture , and he saw the shadow of Rome hanging over the huge crowds attending the football stadiums which he likened to the ‘ unmanly ’ attitude of the young Romans who loafed around the circus entertainments — ‘ they paid men to play their games for them , so that they could look on without the fag of playing , just as we are doing in football now ’ — as he charged into battle against this betrayal of the British traditions of ‘ fair play ’ and sportsmanship : |
| 7 | One more block and she could hop on to the bus which would take her to Grand Central Station . |
| 8 | She did n't think she could walk on to the catwalk twice ; once was going to take all the courage she had . |
| 9 | thing you could pass on to the police and they could take it up with the local council . |
| 10 | Then we could go on to a dance in our local Labour Hall ? |
| 11 | ‘ We could go on to a nightclub afterwards . ’ |
| 12 | Could go on to the rugby and go with them could n't he ? |
| 13 | In which case , if our relationship was already wrecked beyond repair , I could hold on to the phetam . |
| 14 | This means it could hold on with a couple of limbs whilst feeding with the others . |
| 15 | I could get on with a man like that . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 17 | The waiter rescued the bottle which was dripping water generously about the table cloth and it was a moment or two before the mopping up was done and Charles could get on with the argument . |
| 18 | As we approached we could hear the real Chairman of the Ontario Jockey Club welcoming everyone to the adventure and we could see Zak and the other actors waiting for him to finish so that they could get on with the mystery . |
| 19 | I got free in the end , after being presented with a sprig of basil , and walked inland along the bluff until I could climb on to the ridge that led to Bourani . |