Example sentences of "not go on [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ You did not go on ahead ? ’ |
2 | 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 . |
3 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
4 | That will not go on much longer . |
5 | We can not go on indefinitely . ’ |
6 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
7 | Leith afterwards supposed she should have realised that that state of affairs could not go on indefinitely without someone getting hurt . |
8 | Of course , employers ' sick pay does not go on indefinitely . |
9 | The present idiotic trends can not go on forever , and there could soon be drastic changes . |
10 | However , this can not go on forever : there comes a stage when nuclear fusion to produce yet heavier elements requires energy , rather than producing it . |
11 | 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 . |