Example sentences of "can [adv] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You ca n't talk about present day , right . |
| 2 | You ca n't skimp on good cleaning . |
| 3 | I think they did n't like a lot of bright light in the house in the fifties , er and of course before that and er now that people they 've got such good lighting in the offices where they work that they feel that , well they ca n't bear to poor lighting at home and yet there are still people who will watch a colour television with er no lights on in the room at all |
| 4 | So while music video , bar a few exceptions , reinforces the most obvious aspects of the ‘ dominant ’ sexuality , in the tired arrogance of advertising techniques , an explicitly ‘ out-gay ’ and highly successful pop group like Bronski Beat will split up because their politics ca n't cope with current pop practices . |
| 5 | They ca n't cope with real life and kill themselves . |
| 6 | ‘ Little girls ca n't cope with nasty reality . ’ |
| 7 | The centre of Hereford simply ca n't cope with heavy traffic . |
| 8 | But because of the fits , Francesca ca n't travel on public transport . |
| 9 | You ca n't miss with black lace : I 'll wear that today , as a gesture . |
| 10 | ‘ We ca n't go to extra time , ’ Drew muttered to Ricky . |
| 11 | While ideal for touring , when flying in close formation you ca n't put in rapid throttle adjustments without first pushing in the centre button . |
| 12 | Plants that ca n't survive in bright light die . |
| 13 | They like things to be loud and dramatic , and if there 's one thing you ca n't have in good sorcery , it 's loud noises and drama . |
| 14 | And hair roots ca n't respond to physical stimulation in that way . |
| 15 | Tom Watson ca n't live with racial prejudice . |
| 16 | The organ of London 's Royal Festival Hall was built as recently as 1954 , and although this fine instrument also brings no lack of sound spectacle , its most remarkable aspect is the wide lateral layout of the pipes , which means that the music can effectively emerge from various point sources . |
| 17 | The incoming chairman of a public company can swiftly dispose of dead wood , to arrange a board in sympathy with new policies . |
| 18 | But the future of this airline could be decided much sooner than that , and with it the levels of service and fares we can all expect on long haul flights . |
| 19 | Please remember local branches of NCT can only continue with voluntary support , please try to help ! |
| 20 | But a Churchill of whom I can only speak with deep affection is Randolph 's son , Winston . |
| 21 | I can only speak from personal experience . |
| 22 | Now their country has become a prison which they can only leave with special permission — a situation which is guaranteed to fuel bitterness and resentment against the hardline regime . |
| 23 | This cake is so moist that you do n't really need a frosting , but it can only enhanced with cream cheese frosting ( see below ) . |
| 24 | On the other hand , the controlling or checking functions of the judicial branch can only consist in impartial application of the law , and where constitutional law places restrictions on legislative power , a duty to declare the law seems to imply a duty to declare when such restrictions have been violated , whether by the legislature or by anyone else . |
| 25 | The birdsong episodes in the third and fourth movements , projected in brilliant colours and vital rhythms on this occasion , can only benefit from concert-hall clarity , it is true . |
| 26 | Closely hobbled with tightly drawn ropes they can only move by laborious hopping with arched backs … |
| 27 | According to the World Health Organization it may soon be possible for these disorders to be controlled or even eliminated — but since there is no cure , this can only mean by early detection in the fetus and abortion . |
| 28 | As we saw , Kant showed that the two worlds fell under different laws ; and to mingle them together can only lead to meaningless nonsense . |
| 29 | It is clear that if the theory advanced in these pages is correct then lessening of parental authority can only lead to increasing confrontation with the younger generation . |
| 30 | Taking various client groups into the bureaucracy is in itself no real way forward because in that context it can only lead to professional defensiveness of the worst kind . |