Example sentences of "could [vb infin] on [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sheena Falconer , senior lecturer in textiles , has been told by the principal , Dr David Kennedy , that there is room for only one textile lecturer , but that she could stay on as an ordinary lecturer — the post held by her sister , Barbara Diack . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The development officers felt that 50 would be about the maximum number of new cases they could take on over a 12 month period . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Then we could go on to a dance in our local Labour Hall ? |
| 7 | ‘ We could go on to a nightclub afterwards . ’ |
| 8 | From the drawing or painting of a real aquarium one could go on to an imagined aquarium and allow the children to invent fishes of their own design and colour , and other water creatures , shells , etc . |
| 9 | It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline . |
| 10 | The list could go on for a long time . |
| 11 | This is another list that could go on for a long time . |
| 12 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
| 13 | But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear , |
| 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 | ‘ If we could get a decent job , have somewhere settled to live , then we could get on with a proper life . |