Example sentences of "you ca [not/n't] [verb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | So you ca n't swear to that then . |
2 | The buses used to start from their to Hampton , and there used to be a place where they would leave newspapers and they put , put a er box there by that and people used to take out newspaper and put the money into the box and er , you ca n't dream of that sort of thing now . |
3 | Sometimes I feel I 'd like to pack a bag and just go … sometimes you think you ca n't manage for another minute . ’ |
4 | Sometimes you think you ca n't manage for another minute . ’ |
5 | I 'd like to , I know , that 's what I 'm saying , you ca n't generalise like that |
6 | You ca n't start like that , I 'm prepared to consider the matters which have been suggested by your Lordships th this afternoon to see if there is a way in which we can er meet that point . |
7 | You ca n't aspire to that degree of quality , but Peter Kirsten , who was my schoolboy hero , … well I think I can get to his level as a fieldsman and , perhaps , batsman . ’ |
8 | You ca n't move at more than about fifteen miles an hour maximum down Hurst Road anyway can you ? |
9 | And the costume itself enforced this , if you can imagine , you can see , see their upper sleeves , this is actually quite full round here , but the upper sleeves are quite tight , which means that you ca n't move like this very easily . |
10 | Well the the situation is also that it 's confusing in terms of Apex , Supersavers , Savers , Nonsavers er you ca n't travel on these trains at certain times , you 've got to plan your journey three months ahead if you want to get the maximum savings and all the rest of it . |
11 | Yeah but how stupid can they be because I mean the less of you are you , I mean you ca n't serve as many as it 's , it 's stupid in n it ? |
12 | Not do anything , but still you ca n't depend on that can you ? |
13 | You ca n't rat on that and give all those American lunatics — and I 'm quoting you — this kind of support . |
14 | Oh yes if something 's on your mind you ca n't sleep at all . |
15 | ‘ You ca n't speak like that to me , your mistress ! ’ |
16 | Liese said , ‘ But , Apricot , you ca n't speak like that about your mother . |
17 | Ca n't e you ca n't loose in this |
18 | Even though you start from that corner , you ca n't go through that hoop . |
19 | You ca n't , you ca n't go with that one you spilt your dinner down |
20 | So you know once you 've gone to them No once you 've gone to them for advertising you ca n't go to that person for something else . |
21 | You ca n't go near that place ! ’ |
22 | Lyddy exclaimed in horror , ‘ But Miss Alexandra , you ca n't go like that ! ’ |
23 | But you ca n't dance at all cos you 're just so packed are n't you ? |
24 | Huh , you ca n't complain at that can you ? |
25 | And I do n't intend to meddle in your family life — if you ca n't talk to each other , it 's none of my business . ’ |
26 | That really is trying to , erm , discover whether the person on the other terminal is human by means of language , and really , you ca n't think of any other way of doing it . |
27 | But you ca n't think about that because that is n't the point ; although you know it does matter , you ca n't allow it to matter , you ca n't let something like that stop you . |
28 | ‘ You ca n't think like that — and , anyway , since we 're not at war with Egypt , no one 's a traitor . |
29 | You ca n't think like that Has he died yet , sounds like you 're waiting for him to die ! |
30 | I 've gotten 20 to 25 or even 30 pounds of charcoal out , but you ca n't count on that , but of course if you 're more serious you can . ’ |