Example sentences of "can [adv] [adv] [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The same is true for the distribution of relative clauses , where we ca n't yet define the set of possible choices that the relative is selected from . |
| 2 | Ah this is a thing which um maybe is quite difficult to do , particularly as we have a culture of stiff upper lips and erm er a culture of of not making a fuss about things and a culture of particularly telling children not to make a fuss about things , a culture of trying to ensure that children ca n't legitimately make a fuss about things . |
| 3 | In the event of an emergency we ca n't simply shunt a patient off to the nearest available cardiac unit or casualty department . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Here there is too much noise , as you see one ca n't even open the window . |
| 6 | She thought , I ca n't even break a cup ! |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ I ca n't even explain the reason why I did it . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Perhaps she ca n't even hold a pen any longer . |
| 11 | To work at that speed we ca n't even drink a cup of tea . |
| 12 | ‘ I ca n't even thread a needle , ’ says Julie , sighing . |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | He 's FIVE-YEARS-OLD and ca n't even draw a car . |
| 15 | Ca n't even kick a ball over , I ca n't believe it |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ I ca n't even remember the price of a Canadian Club and Coke , ’ she reminded him . |
| 19 | I ca n't even remember the score . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | I ca n't even criticise the setup objectively , I just know that I 'm unhappy . |
| 23 | Why , I ca n't even take a bath without being pestered for my time and attention . |
| 24 | You ca n't even take a crap without one of us knowing all about it . ’ |
| 25 | He ca n't even cross the road by himself . |
| 26 | No , ca n't even see a pencil . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | You ca n't even get a compromise really round here in that you 've got ta have one or the other . |
| 29 | They ca n't even get a council house out there ! |
| 30 | Ca n't even get a boy to deliver ! |