Example sentences of "can [adv] [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I ca n't sit through a whole film without a cigarette . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You ca n't rely on a human being to cure you of evil and give you peace . |
| 3 | But this does n't mean you ca n't dream of a green Christmas . |
| 4 | I ca n't think of a better meal than an omelette with salad and French bread . |
| 5 | We ca n't think of a better guarantee that you 'll get what you pay for . |
| 6 | So wh what I 'm saying is erm , our modern view , the consequence of this is our modern view of evolution and I ca n't think of a better way to illustrate it than this , is that organisms ultimately are , can really been seen , rather like this . |
| 7 | You and the good doctor are thick as thieves , and I ca n't think of a better man for you . ’ |
| 8 | It 's no five star hotel … but the volunteers on a work week at Didcot Railway centre ca n't think of a better place to spend their dream holiday . |
| 9 | I mean everything is , is well , regimented , I ca n't think of a better word |
| 10 | I ca n't think of a worse crime . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll show ya round with great pleasure , ’ said the affable manager , ‘ but I ca n't think of a worse theatre than this for your show . ’ |
| 12 | GET MARRIED I CA N'T THINK OF A WORSE TORTURE S. |
| 13 | I ca n't think of a thousand acres of natural activity as a void . |
| 14 | Erm a new factory going into the area for example will have a choice between one of Selby 's erm ca n't think of a suitable adjective , large requirement for industrial land , or it will go into the new settlement . |
| 15 | I mean , we do make all sorts of allowances with exams you know , people repeat words and th and they can leave words out and they ca n't think of a eloquent way of expressing that something at the spur of the moment so it 's |
| 16 | She was cursed ( I ca n't think of a stronger word ) with a permanent affliction , or dosage , of a complex which made her feel and left her with , a strange aura of inadequacy . |
| 17 | So that fact that you ca n't think of a next question Phil |
| 18 | I ca n't think of a single occasion in which this might come in handy . |
| 19 | ‘ Since you ask me sir I ca n't think of a single reason — oh except … my voice is trained . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Offhand , I ca n't think of a single good reason why I should tell you anything that passed between us , Mr Barnett . ’ |
| 21 | You ca n't do without a closer interface and people getting together . |
| 22 | You ca n't walk with a black man here . ’ |
| 23 | Obviously this is not relevant if you have a tiny galley kitchen , or a slit of corridor space , but if you can add a chair or two , or at least a couple of stools where there were none before ; and some sort of bar , or at least an enlarged counter top if you ca n't fit in a decent table , then you are well on the way to making your kitchen a more welcoming place . |
| 24 | You ca n't go to a Catholic church here . |
| 25 | Sippl , who rues the fact the Unix industry ca n't agree on a common desktop interface , reflects that it 's ‘ scary that one vendor [ Novell Inc ] is about to take over what we spent a decade building ’ largely because he offers the customer homogeneity . |
| 26 | Sippl , who rues the fact the Unix industry ca n't agree on a common desktop interface ( UX No 426 ) , reflects that it 's ‘ scary that one vendor is about to take over what we spent a decade building ’ largely because he offers the customer homogeneity . |
| 27 | If you ca n't help with a little thing like this , when I do so much then I 'm quitting . " |
| 28 | If you ca n't wait for a new model , the Black & Decker Woodworker is ideal for the beginner , or for those wanting a second router for lots of small repetitive tasks . |
| 29 | Nogai , you ca n't wrestle with a broken wrist , and no one here is big enough to take on Suragai . ’ |
| 30 | Then get a good tan ( if you ca n't get to a sunbed try rubbing yourself with brown boot polish ) . |