Example sentences of "can [vb infin] on [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The radio set can remain on for hours at a time ; you can enjoy it as background to reading , writing , homework , housework … . |
| 2 | Secondary education is compulsory up to the age of 16 , and pupils can stay on at school for up to three years longer . |
| 3 | ‘ That you can stay on at Sleet as long as you like , but with the new owner , should he wish to take residence there . |
| 4 | The Monkey Clock has two arms which can hook on to shelves and the like . |
| 5 | They can carry on as members of the TGWU ? |
| 6 | Denis Smith says there 's no match you can bank on for points but as long as they get results they do n't care where they come from . |
| 7 | However , the Teams are always looking for new ideas which they can work on in partnership with local groups and individuals . |
| 8 | YOU MAY sneer — God knows , my upper lip has been twitching like the pelvis of Elvis throughout this re-birth — but it is odd how bands can trundle on for decades , blithely ignored , while Madness were thrust back into a critical firing line . |
| 9 | Within each of these varieties , there is a range of styles which the speaker can draw on in conversation or for other types of talk . |
| 10 | This the speaker can draw on in order to relate new information that s/he wants to convey to elements that are already established in the context . |
| 11 | Of course the role of the trustees is , is , is re- affirmed really by Good who er says that there under the under trust or as he sees it , the trustees should remain the legal owners of the fund and I wonder if we can move on to ownership . |
| 12 | From such word-pictures we can move on to simile and metaphor , found especially in poetry . |
| 13 | But let me tell you , there 's one thing you can bet on about Rim . |
| 14 | Howard has a stack of midfielders he can call on like Steve Hodge , Scott Sellars and David Rocastle , but not one of them is a Batty . |
| 15 | Every day contains more weather than a week in Scotland , and weeks in Scotland can drag on for centuries , believe me ! |
| 16 | Without treatment , depression can drag on for months or even years , and yet over per cent of the most severe depressions can be helped quickly . |
| 17 | and they are beginning to put a new system in its place so that it , it is beginning to be revolutionary a an and restorat a restorationist approach can lead on to revolution . |
| 18 | This course can lead on to research degrees in the history of art . |
| 19 | Very often questions and tasks can lead on from work on the document to more open-ended enquiry or discussion , and to further research and investigation . |
| 20 | And it can all fall through because theirs is falling through or they ca n't get out when you want and that can go on for Can it not ? |
| 21 | It has all the paraphernalia of a public inquiry and after all the necessary preparations are made it can go on for weeks . |
| 22 | Once you start linking drama and topic work you 'll find that your drama projects can go on for weeks . |
| 23 | It can go on for years before families are forced to acknowledge the truth … |
| 24 | One can go on with example after example , whether the herb is grown for floral or foliage effect , and nearly all will enhance the appeal of the border , with their evocative fragrances and aromas . |
| 25 | Now that we have seen how this very simple pattern is created , we can go on to fancy it up a bit . |
| 26 | Once you have assured yourself that you are doing your best in this respect , you can go on to look at other possible causes , if you still feel generally unfit or without a zest for life . |
| 27 | Now what I recommend is that you always use the F version of any of these diagnostic test statistics and we can go on to look at the others erm in a moment . |
| 28 | Pupils can go on to play in groups of four . |
| 29 | But there has to be something to trigger the interest in the first place and whatever that is and however mild a form that might be lust , lust might be a more extreme form of it , but there has to be something to interest you in the first place , before you can go on to love , to knowing more about the person and having this in love feeling develop into love . |
| 30 | In some cases it can go on to cause numbness or weakness in certain muscles of the leg . |