Example sentences of "not [vb infin] on [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The purpose of having a timetable is so that all relevant information can be digested and acted upon , and so that bids do not carry on for an unreasonable length of time . |
| 2 | A " slip " , a temporary recourse to the mood-altering substance or behaviour , may or may not lead on to a full-scale relapse . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | Sachin Tendulkar moved quickly on to 19 at which stage the Indian was twice put down , first by Mark Nicholas at short cover and then by David Gower who could not hold on to a hot left-handed chance at second slip , the unlucky bowler on both occasions being Connor . |
| 6 | 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 . |