Example sentences of "[noun] ca n't [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The world 's response to this is a ‘ Dr Zhivago mentality ’ , which is ‘ if one lover ca n't meet my needs I will have two ’ . |
| 2 | If an agent does a good job with the first one , and builds a successful relationship with the manager , there is no reason why that agent ca n't deal with all of a manager 's acts . |
| 3 | We at outdoor Action ca n't help you to remember to pack one but on our great subscription offer you can get a handy sized , high quality Nitech torch — for free . |
| 4 | and finally the action ca n't come quick enough for this man … |
| 5 | But it can not last for long because at this level our exporters ca n't compete for sales across the Atlantic . |
| 6 | Perhaps ; but a typical reaction of the electorate at large could be more confidently predicted : " If your candidates ca n't agree among themselves we 're not going to vote for any of them " . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm trying to try , ’ said Ludens gravely , ‘ but my clients ca n't decide what they want . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ At Oxford we were taught to assume that if words ca n't explain , nothing else is likely to . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Words ca n't express how pleased I am . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Words ca n't express how pleased I am . ’ |
| 11 | But words ca n't do justice to Jan Ormerod 's wonderful animal pictures , which make each spread in this large-format picture a joy to look at . |
| 12 | Words ca n't describe what it 's like to be all ready for your operation and then be told it 's off again for the third time.It 's beyond a joke . |
| 13 | So Aid ca n't control me , |
| 14 | For these refugees such aid ca n't arrive soon enough . |
| 15 | Andy ca n't sleep . |
| 16 | Andy ca n't read . |
| 17 | Cos without the head man a trainer ca n't train horse , and I 'm telling you that for nothing ! |
| 18 | Sometimes , when an eruption takes place within a large crater , the lava ca n't flow away , and gets ponded up in the crater . |
| 19 | ‘ In our top range of bakery products , ’ said John , ‘ we do n't use animal fat because the manufacturers ca n't guarantee that does n't include fish oil . ’ |
| 20 | The ‘ Decade of Evangelism ’ may do something to refresh the parts other influences ca n't reach , but even this new drive has critics among those who do n't want the Church to become a ‘ holy disco . ’ |
| 21 | And we 're also going to set up our own site , which we 'll be able to carry on on a daily basis throughout the year , so obviously the schools ca n't do it during the holidays . |
| 22 | Many schools ca n't afford a music teacher and private lessons are expensive . |
| 23 | When schools ca n't find replacement teachers when staff are absent the anger of parents at the disruption of their children 's education can be severe . |
| 24 | That 's one reason children in the United States ca n't vote , they ca n't buy alcohol and ca n't stand for election . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's as well the islanders ca n't hear you . |
| 26 | The sensuous mouth ca n't fail to put you under starter 's orders ? ’ |
| 27 | In fact , it is desirable that they should meet and get to know each other for a day or two over a safe fence ( possibly a mesh that a horse ca n't kick a leg through ) before they are put in with each other . |
| 28 | ‘ After all , if a priest ca n't get a helping hand in Ireland , where would he get one ? ’ |
| 29 | So now Marie 's got to go into hospital and have this done , do n't know if she 'll be out on time and er anyway and so they , you know , she said we 've only got to face it mum , so she said well we ca n't come cos Marie ca n't face it I said they all went and got |
| 30 | TRAGIC LUCY CA N'T GO TO SCHOOL WITH PALS |