Example sentences of "can [adv] even [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Another American , Tom Watson , winner of five Open Championships in Great Britain , recently stood up to be counted — unlike many golfers who ca n't even spell the word prejudice .
2 Here there is too much noise , as you see one ca n't even open the window .
3 She thought , I ca n't even break a cup !
4 cos it 's all concrete floors and of course it 's inside ca n't even nail the carpet down , you have to get er sticky stuff .
5 ‘ I ca n't even explain the reason why I did it .
6 You 'll be displeased to know that you ca n't even avoid the tag if you try to get away from it all to cheer yourself up .
7 Perhaps she ca n't even hold a pen any longer .
8 To work at that speed we ca n't even drink a cup of tea .
9 ‘ I ca n't even thread a needle , ’ says Julie , sighing .
10 alright just shut up a minute , I 'm talking to ya , so she said afterwards oh I says that was good were n't it could n't even switch the machine on and she said it does n't matter does it , she said it 's not what happens its the way you deal with it , and I made a joke of it and I said to him oh this is good i n't it ? relax you 're in safe hands I ca n't even switch the machine on , but anyway I did it in the end and he was alright , and he said thank you very much , that was , you were very good , you were very kind , cos it is frightening and one thing I said to him do n't hold your breath , because people think when their having an E C G they 've got ta hold their breath for some reason , just lie there take a deep breath and do n't breathe again but you 've never had one so you would n't no , I 'm just going to mix this up
11 He 's FIVE-YEARS-OLD and ca n't even draw a car .
12 Ca n't even kick a ball over , I ca n't believe it
13 I can remember hardly anybody 's names that I served with in the Signal section in eh in Colchester , ca n't even remember the officer 's name , the if people left somewhere erm , south of Colchester in Essex well it was quite quite and eh , he , we use to go out there and play , play a village team football , you know and have a , have a right have a right old do in the evenings .
14 ‘ I ca n't even remember the name of the horse that won it for me in Italy , but I will always have a special spot for Nicer , ’ he said .
15 ‘ I ca n't even remember the price of a Canadian Club and Coke , ’ she reminded him .
16 I ca n't even remember the score . ’
17 I ca n't even remember the length of the putt for par , I was so relieved to be away from the hole without any damage .
18 Quite often , I ca n't even run the configuration programme for my Word Processor ( Protext 5.08 ) even though the MEM command shows 1,024K of expanded memory available .
19 I ca n't even criticise the setup objectively , I just know that I 'm unhappy .
20 Why , I ca n't even take a bath without being pestered for my time and attention .
21 You ca n't even take a crap without one of us knowing all about it . ’
22 He ca n't even cross the road by himself .
23 No , ca n't even see a pencil .
24 It runs off with ornaments , it digs holes so deep you ca n't even see the puppy in the hole all you can see is the earth coming out of the ground .
25 You ca n't even get a compromise really round here in that you 've got ta have one or the other .
26 They ca n't even get a council house out there !
27 Ca n't even get a boy to deliver !
28 I ca n't even get a bus pass .
29 She ca n't even get the hang of it .
30 On many occasions I have been exasperated by people attempting these manoeuvres who ca n't even use a harness or sail consistently in strong winds .
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