Example sentences of "n't read or [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SERAFIN : ‘ From Greenwich to Westminster ’ — which I should think would involve somewhat similar considerations — ‘ even though it takes longer , even though I ca n't read or watch television to keep myself entertained at the same time , even though it demands a greater expenditure of concentration and nervous energy — and , one might possibly add , physical labour in pushing and pulling the various levers and pedals involved … ’ |
| 2 | If I ca n't read or understand something in the paper he discusses it with me — about what is happening in the country or the community or about what politics can mean . |
| 3 | He could n't read or write . |
| 4 | Axl ca n't read or write . |
| 5 | They could n't read or write , but Topaz longed to know about the world in which she lived , learn about strange lands beyond the seas , and the even more puzzling ways of the gaujos who spent their whole time shut up in houses made of bricks or stone , as if they had condemned themselves to perpetual imprisonment . |
| 6 | ‘ He says I must n't read or write , and I must wear glasses . |
| 7 | I could n't read or write because I could n't see . |
| 8 | I ca n't read or write so I do n't know if there were posters or books about it . |
| 9 | Welcome back : Five hundred years ago when most people could n't read or write , education came from the church through sermons and images depicted in stained glass windows . |