Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] on [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has to decide whether he should stay on pending a full trial of the bitter dispute between the two men , who stood side-by-side as saviours of the financially troubled club in 1991 . |
| 2 | After Hercule died , it was suggested that Isabelle should stay on for a while — assist with the children . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Envoy Philipp Jenninger and President Kurt Waldheim should get on like a Reichstag on fire |
| 5 | You know then we thought right , we 're not just gon na forget about this you know , we 'll we 'll carry on for a little while longer and then as soon as the ball really started rolling , er personally I thought well you ca n't back down now , . |
| 6 | ‘ The likes of her 'll go on for a bit yet , ’ said Jack . |
| 7 | Yeah , try those for and er , I mean there , but there , they 'll go on to a similar any way , but just keeping up the enjoyment side and er |
| 8 | The way things are , you might struggle on for a few months . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ He seemed to think the meeting might go on for a while . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |
| 13 | Afraid that she might have hurt Nora , who was sitting very quietly , Louise added , ‘ Of course , she 'll miss you but I do think she could stay on for a little longer , to see what might happen . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The development officers felt that 50 would be about the maximum number of new cases they could take on over a 12 month period . |
| 16 | Salvation came from without : the development of some de facto secondary work in the higher ‘ standards ’ or years of Board schools , the improvements in the older grammar schools , the use of various ‘ institutes ’ dedicated to helping working men get more education , the creation of new , civic universities like Owens in Manchester , and the expansion of London University , gave men who wanted a basic education beyond primary school new opportunities , after which they could go on to a denominational college which was now more able to concentrate on theology . |
| 17 | Then we could go on to a dance in our local Labour Hall ? |
| 18 | ‘ We could go on to a nightclub afterwards . ’ |
| 19 | It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline . |
| 20 | The list could go on for a long time . |
| 21 | This is another list that could go on for a long time . |
| 22 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
| 23 | But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear , |
| 24 | This means it could hold on with a couple of limbs whilst feeding with the others . |
| 25 | I could get on with a man like that . |
| 26 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ If we could get a decent job , have somewhere settled to live , then we could get on with a proper life . |
| 28 | Another one of his tricks was to lurk behind the counter at the Turk 's Head so customers would think there was no one there , and then , when they were thinking of leaving or helping themselves to the jam doughnuts , he 'd leap on to a wooden box to bring his large dome head just above the level of the counter and say , ‘ Can I help you ? ’ in a very loud voice . |
| 29 | Let's move on to a recap of tonight 's main stories . |
| 30 | It may stop after one or two drinks or it may go on into a spree . |