Example sentences of "can [not/n't] [verb] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She ca n't wait to go to school now , she |
| 2 | BARNSLEY trainer Steve Norton ca n't wait to go off talent-hunting to America again in a fortnight 's time . |
| 3 | Every day when I get up , I ca n't wait to get to school , just to see you . |
| 4 | And then she said to me , and then , when I was going , she went to me , would you like to come on holiday , I went , then she went , because of me and mum and dad , we went another day to holiday , we went to beach , and er , mum said , that , yeah , mum said that she was saying , erm , to her , why , why is it not , what was it she said , about the weather , mum was moaning saying it was cold , and she went why , why are n't we go on holiday , mum , and mum said we ca n't , we ca n't afford to go on holiday , and she ah , why do n't we go to seaside when it 's cold . |
| 5 | If a man ca n't afford to go by automobile , and if he is content with eating and architecture , the world 's best ( as I have known it ) is afoot from Poitiers , from Brives , from Perigord or Limoges . |
| 6 | He added : ‘ The kids would prefer to have me than the house and I ca n't afford to play for time . ’ |
| 7 | We can not expect to arrive at consensus easily — there are a lot of things which may not seem to fit at all — but we can at least want to find out what is in common before worrying about what appears to contradict . |
| 8 | A lot of it is rather cool and conceptual but , because subject matter and materials are so firmly rooted in direct experience , they can not fail to communicate with confidence and clarity to all who see the show . |
| 9 | You simply can not begin to talk about cooperation with other oppressed groups if the European gay movements are themselves badly organised . |
| 10 | • If you can not get to sleep at night , stay in bed and rest . |
| 11 | If his first wife can not afford to live without benefit support from the rest of us , which is what state benefit is , the government has no money , it takes money out of other families who are struggling to bring their children up to give it to you . |
| 12 | Some countries ( increasingly more Western countries , and especially the CIS ) can not afford to lay off army and other forces because of the mass unemployment and possible poverty that people might face . |
| 13 | A seventh of the world 's energy is already provided by biofuels in the form of firewood and animal dung , particularly in Third World countries who can not afford to rely on fossil fuels . |
| 14 | Proven strikers are few and far between and Ferguson can not afford to gamble on potential . |
| 15 | Another thing we have to consider is that we can not afford to dispense with farm animals altogether . |
| 16 | The Echo revealed yesterday how Reds ' boss Souness was considering whether to opt for Hooper 's experience in the Cup Winners ' Cup second round , second leg , knowing that in carrying a 4-2 defeat from Russia , his side can not afford to concede on home ground . |
| 17 | The Echo revealed yesterday how Reds ' boss Souness was considering whether to opt for Hooper 's experience in the Cup Winners ' Cup second round , second leg , knowing that in carrying a 4-2 defeat from Russia , his side can not afford to concede on home ground . |
| 18 | What he can not afford to bring into play is the kind of leadership veto that operated all those years ago against both Rab Butler and Iain Macleod . |