Example sentences of "ca not [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You will have read enough apparently contradictory facts about what you can and ca n't eat to drive you to drink ( or chocolates , cakes , cheese sandwiches or whatever constitutes your particular downfall ) . |
| 2 | " I ca n't pretend to admire your taste . |
| 3 | It 's also interesting for the odd solo — listen to The Who 's I Ca n't Explain to see what I mean . |
| 4 | I says on a night-time , I said , you know , she ca n't leave her home now , I said , she ca n't manage to put coal on fire , and she ca n't manage to get up up to eat and drink and that , I said , I do n't mind dropping off and taking me turn on the night-time but I mean , but it 's hard , it 's hard with me with kids every night . |
| 5 | I says on a night-time , I said , you know , she ca n't leave her home now , I said , she ca n't manage to put coal on fire , and she ca n't manage to get up up to eat and drink and that , I said , I do n't mind dropping off and taking me turn on the night-time but I mean , but it 's hard , it 's hard with me with kids every night . |
| 6 | I think we 'll do without our Rice Krispies , if we ca n't manage to get some . |
| 7 | I said , we 'll have to do without our Rice Krispies , if we ca n't manage to get any . |
| 8 | But , as one ex-councillor puts it , ‘ If he ca n't manage to present the Labour Party in new colours in his own constituency , what hope has he of doing it in the country ? ’ |
| 9 | However , people do often need more than just a diet , as there may be psychological reasons why they ca n't manage to stay slim . ’ |
| 10 | There 's more of the giant baby who has a neat vocabulary but still ca n't manage to stay upright , more discussions and observations on life in general , and yet another head-to-head where talking at cross purposes is turned into an art form . |
| 11 | ‘ It ca n't hurt to ask . ’ |
| 12 | It ca n't hurt to tell . ’ |
| 13 | Ca n't hurt to try , she thought , unjacking her computer with one claw while the other typed four letters . |
| 14 | ‘ Young people ca n't fail to realise that house prices are cheaper in real terms than at any time since 1970 and interest rates are ridiculously low . |
| 15 | The sensuous mouth ca n't fail to put you under starter 's orders ? ’ |
| 16 | ( A fact that ca n't fail to affect the resale value of cars bought today that have no emission control . ) |
| 17 | If you want to achieve it badly enough you ca n't fail to succeed ! |
| 18 | Then the scary concave wall and overhangs taken by Bow Wall ca n't fail to impress . |
| 19 | After all , when racism takes the form of violence , they ca n't fail to recognise it as an attack on themselves , and part of a value system they can not go along with . |
| 20 | If you have persistence and courage , you ca n't fail to win and Oscar is one of the most convincing winners I have ever met . |
| 21 | An elegant back view ca n't fail to get you noticed in a crowd |
| 22 | And here he asks the victims and the adulterers searching questions in a voice that ca n't fail to get results . |
| 23 | Today is a lucky turning point in many aspects of your life for there 's so much opulent opportunity enveloping you that you ca n't fail to make a success of a personal plan or professional project . |
| 24 | They ca n't fail to adore you . ’ |
| 25 | Why spend money on things you ca n't relate to profit ? |
| 26 | We ca n't decide to opt out of the contract |
| 27 | ‘ Yes , ’ Julia said with an expression on her face that he could not quite read , ‘ but the law is the law and one ca n't decide to apply it only to those whose motives and characters one dislikes . |
| 28 | Ca n't think to ask . |
| 29 | ‘ Obviously , you ca n't continue to do all the work that a client would like you to do . |
| 30 | This seemed to us to have a very high priority but it ca n't continue to have a high priority if we 're pushing against a closed door . |