Example sentences of "ca [adv] [verb] it [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | The thing is , the trouble with that is when you try and understand or argue about something like that you ca n't treat it as a work of art cos it is n't it 's a functioning building |
2 | If I ca n't manage it in a quiet room , or a temporary study , I impose it on everyone at least for a short time . |
3 | Relief ca n't want it in a fortnight it 's not quite re another month 's rent |
4 | Zain ca n't do it on a Wednesday any more . |
5 | I 'm not like some men who ca n't do it with a woman unless they feel emotionally involved with her . |
6 | Because algebra is letters , and if you have got er something which is you need a root of it or , you can do it with a number , you ca n't do it with a letter . |
7 | There 's a severe warning against those who ca n't do it in a spirit of of of , lardiness and , and not discerning to the body and and , and the will of Christ . |
8 | Not lucky me I ca n't stand it after a while . |
9 | You ca n't beat it for a breath of fresh air — wing walking . |
10 | I ca n't hang it over a drawing . |
11 | Well as long as we ca n't get it on a Tuesday . |
12 | We went to see Antigone in Greek but although we were well primed beforehand you ca n't follow it without a crib . |
13 | Sun Microsystems Inc took exception to the story we wrote saying the new SparcClassic is n't all it 's cracked up to be because it ca n't hack it as a standalone thanks to Solaris eating up all its disk and internal memory ( UX No 416 ) . |
14 | That is why that man said you will not get any more special offers on a Fri Saturday night because they ca n't sell it on a Sunday so you used to see them selling things off on a Saturday five o'clock . |
15 | Er what I actually mean is whenever you have an idiom , you can substitute in the position of a whole sentence or of a verb phrase , but you ca n't substitute it for a subject and a verb , leaving the object of the sentence intact . |