Example sentences of "can [adv] [vb infin] that the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , I , I apologize but for some reason I ca n't explain that the recommendations on , on this items twelve B one and twelve B two should read as follows . |
| 2 | As soon as you receive replies to requisitions , you should be in a position to prepare a report on title for any mortgagee for whom you act , as is commonly required by any but a private mortgagee ; you ca n't usually do so before , because until you have had satisfactory replies you ca n't certify that the title is good . |
| 3 | He did not breathe spontaneously and died in a pulmonary W with lungs filled with water and we ca n't exclude that the reason for that was just the water bath . |
| 4 | Except the brain is screaming for more dopamine , so you overdose because you ca n't accept that the drug is n't working any longer , and it 's then that cocaine starts doing its other things to you . |
| 5 | Looked at in this light , and with conservation so constantly impressed upon us , I really ca n't see that the idea could be so shocking . |
| 6 | Someone must have sent the papers and I ca n't see that the corporals did it . |
| 7 | unless Andrew 's dropped some enormous goolies , I ca n't see that the plums that I 've picked out should be |
| 8 | He seems totally inflexible and unwilling to negotiate any variation of the arrangements proposed and ca n't appreciate that the banking needs of a parish council are not the same as those of a sweet shop ! |
| 9 | However , this size of fretwire should please more of the people more of the time , and you ca n't deny that the fret job is superb ; the ends are so well finished you can almost see your reflection in them . |
| 10 | You ca n't deny that the Germans ’ actions were excessive . ’ |
| 11 | We ca n't deny that the water 's a little colder , but during the summer , the alpine lake set high in the Austrian alps alongside this little village can look like somewhere on the Med . |
| 12 | You ca n't deny that the place is an absolute toilet . |
| 13 | ‘ I ca n't say that the experience was one to savour . ’ |
| 14 | I ca n't say that the sound of the Vox Teardrop is straight out of the '60s . |
| 15 | ‘ In many ways I think Prince Charles is a natural bachelor but I ca n't believe that the princess , who is now 31 , will be happy to spend the rest of her life on her own . |
| 16 | Because I ca n't believe if you come in the off peak periods there really are n't that many people here erm I ca n't believe that the phone is so busy that that we 're actually being stopped in making from reservations . |
| 17 | One can only conclude that the story about the two-way radios is entirely false . |
| 18 | They give the appearance of a ‘ setting sun ’ under the D string and , as everything else appears to line up okay , I can only presume that the markers themselves are off-centre . |
| 19 | The crypts were small , too small to have needed a central pillar to support the ceiling , so we can only presume that the pillar had a symbolic significance to the Minoans ( Plate 18 ) . |
| 20 | The commitment of such a large organisation can only ensure that the levels of excellence will always remain outstanding . |
| 21 | One can only suppose that the smiths at Igbo Ukwu enjoyed demonstrating their virtuosity . |
| 22 | I can only suggest that the feathers you had gained for your hat , or your head , during your 10 months in America , should be collected then stuck up your tochas . |
| 23 | One can only speculate that the GMC took the easy option and avoided testing the issue of clinical ecology head on because it feared a lengthy presentation of evidence on both sides , with the risk of an inconclusive result . |
| 24 | We are unable to explain why vitamin B12 absorption decreased during treatment with loperamide oxide , but can only comment that the magnitude of the change was relatively small . |
| 25 | He was never told why he lost his captaincy and I can only think that the committee felt that a more adventurous approach was needed . |
| 26 | I can only think that the teacher wanted to get as much mileage from the whole thing as she could . |
| 27 | I can only assume that the crew of this barge were new to boating as their attempt to get by the bridge was reminiscent of ’ Game for a Laugh ’ . |
| 28 | Where hedging of bets ( ‘ ambiguity ’ ) is not just feasible but desirable , we can only assume that the problem is not cancer , but hypochondria . |
| 29 | One can only assume that the farm would suffer if this came about . |
| 30 | I can only assume that the words were left out because an assurance ’ vigorously ’ to continue ’ fighting crime ’ would have raised only a horse laugh when offered by a Government with a record of this Government on this subject . |