Example sentences of "[not/n't] go on [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was a big fit man but he realised he could not go on much longer , and his iron resolve began to melt in the face of the powers of nature surrounding him . |
| 2 | ‘ The workload for both Barry Newbery and myself was tremendous , we both felt we could not go on much longer , and suggested that a third Designer be included on the team . ’ |
| 3 | That will not go on much longer . |
| 4 | You ca n't go on forever just playing with the children and telling self-deprecating stories about yourself at the Chases ’ dinner parties . |
| 5 | I think the way it should be tackled is speak to about it , say that we still believe that y'know it ca n't go on forever obviously it ca n't go on forever because I think the longer it goes on the worse it 'll become in all honesty |
| 6 | ‘ This ca n't go on much longer , ’ the Poles hopefully assured the Germans . |
| 7 | We ca n't go on much longer . ’ |
| 8 | I know it sounds unfeeling but to be blunt we ca n't go on much longer without any money coming in . |
| 9 | I just feel it ca n't go on much longer . |
| 10 | Although I was baptized into the Methodist faith I used to prefer the church service because it did n't go on so long . |
| 11 | At first interview she said the strain of looking after her mother-in-law was considerable , that it was putting a strain on her marriage in that she and her husband were always quarrelling these days , and that she had got to the point when ‘ I feel I ca n't go on any longer ’ . |
| 12 | It frightens me , sir — I 've been frightened for more than a week now , and I just ca n't go on any longer . ’ |
| 13 | Do n't go on too long about the paper , or you 'll put your foot right in it with Sefton , one way or another . |