Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] not go on " in BNC.
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| 1 | This of course could not go on and she had no intention of staying . |
| 2 | Then , properly managed , perhaps using birth control instead of the crude culls practised by Zimbabwe and its friends , there is no reason why elephants should not go on producing ‘ found ’ ivory ( tusks picked up after natural mortality ) and tourist revenue for ever . |
| 3 | But in 1869 Uncle Elias , who belonged to this secret group , suddenly left America with all their papers , and so the group could not go on . |
| 4 | At times Ludens wondered whether this state of affairs might not go on for ever , whether he might not give up his job and become Marcus 's — what ? — friend , secretary , servant , dog . |
| 5 | Leith afterwards supposed she should have realised that that state of affairs could not go on indefinitely without someone getting hurt . |
| 6 | Florrie could not go on . |
| 7 | Generally , the cuckoo will not go on to take more than one egg , for , presumably , while the host tolerates the substitution or addition of an egg , it wo n't tolerate the loss of one . |
| 8 | However , the only things which are spelt out are that development can not go on without them , the fact that new skills will be introduced and the fact that incomers might form a catalyst for the rejuvenation of local voluntary groups . |
| 9 | It is obvious that things can not go on as they are . |
| 10 | Mr Kinnock could not go on ‘ inflicting his anger on the people of Hong Kong ’ . |
| 11 | Her parents refused consent for an operation to remove the obstruction , although there were no grounds to suppose that if the outcome of the operation was successful , Alexandra would not go on to enjoy a life of some longevity . |
| 12 | The self-destruction of one partner meant that the games could not go on . |
| 13 | Just a few months ago , only the most rabid anti-royalist thought that the monarchy would not go on and on . |
| 14 | To avoid boredom one activity should not go on for too long , so always have a variety of activities ready . |
| 15 | However , his co-chairman Lord Owen , appointed by the European Community , warned that peace talks could not go on forever , saying there would come a time when action had to be taken by the international community . |
| 16 | ‘ The talks can not go on indefinitely if the IRA go on killing and bombing and Mr Adams does n't come out to signal any opposition to them . ’ |
| 17 | The present idiotic trends can not go on forever , and there could soon be drastic changes . |
| 18 | I also feel that this country can not go on permitting the unrestricted sale of looted antiquities from abroad . |
| 19 | Yesterday , Mr Baron said that strict justice demanded that ‘ the European Parliament can not go on being regarded as a marginal institution , able only to speak but not to take decisions ’ . |
| 20 | Alice could not go on playing . |
| 21 | But for some reason Alice would not go on with that thought . |