Example sentences of "can [not/n't] [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jonathan Rickford , British Telecom 's director of government relations , said in a telephone briefing from Washington , ‘ There has to be a little give and take … there 's no reason we ca n't resolve the whole thing . ’ |
| 2 | Skill is one of the most important elements in the champion 's make-up , because if he ca n't perform the right technique at the right time and in the right way , he will never make it to the winner 's rostrum . |
| 3 | But we ca n't start the serious business until the brandy arrives . |
| 4 | ‘ Educationists , as you call them , ca n't measure the full potential because they have such primitive tools and methods of assessment . |
| 5 | The answer is nothing — great Champagne is without equal and you ca n't reproduce the unique climate and soil conditions of its birthplace anywhere else in the world . |
| 6 | ‘ That must be why we have to stop the ceremony — to make sure he ca n't tap the mental energy of the congregation and use it to supplement the Old One 's autonomic functions enough to pull the rest of it out of the Vortex , ’ Ace finished , and sat back with a cheery grin . |
| 7 | If you do n't know the words if you do n't know what the Spanish or lemonade or you ca n't spell the darn thing you 'll get a low mark right . |
| 8 | He is annoyed that the sun ca n't do the simple task of reviving this man who has already got his limbs , is fully nerved and is even still warm . |
| 9 | I ca n't stand the absolute darkness . |
| 10 | I ca n't stand the bloody things myself . ’ |
| 11 | Ca n't stand the little shit , personally . |
| 12 | ‘ Ca n't stand the false officers and their fancy women a moment longer . |
| 13 | I ca n't stand the sweet saccharin in the lemonade ! |
| 14 | You ca n't beat the British Army . ’ |
| 15 | Unless she says she ca n't open the front door I do n't know |
| 16 | We ca n't be credible in that great human crusade if we ca n't face the real challenge of getting rid of British nuclear weapons . ’ |
| 17 | She adds : ‘ Even if you feel at times that you ca n't face the extra work in the kitchen that Christmas seems to involve , it 's worth making the extra effort once a year . |
| 18 | Well first of all , as I 've just mentioned , you ca n't control the internal medium , unless you 're dealing with er some very special er large types of cells , and therefore you ca n't address all the interesting questions which er concern intracellular regulation of channel currents . |
| 19 | What er Newstat does though is something quite interesting he says well we all know , well I hope you all know , that there are limits on presidential power and we all know that the president ca n't direct congress , we know the president ca n't appoint anybody without consulting congress , we know the president ca n't control the supreme court , we know all these limitations but nevertheless , leaving that to one side , pushing that to one side , there are major powers here . |
| 20 | ‘ You ca n't leave the little blighters alone in the gym . |
| 21 | I ca n't smell the good ones . |
| 22 | Keegan believes some players have suffered because they ca n't handle the massive crowds that have returned to St James 's Park since his arrival . |
| 23 | It comes down to you , us you ca n't blame the other person , the other person 's what the other is you 've got no right to change that other person ever . |
| 24 | I suppose one ca n't blame the regular officer trained in peacetime for being orthodox and cautious . |
| 25 | I should say at this point that the channel 1 ‘ clip ’ indicator on this example does n't work , although you ca n't blame the British distributors , as we were in such a rush to lay hands on the Acousticube that they did n't have time to check it ( also , pushing the Line/Mic button on channel 2 produces a large bang through the speaker ) . |
| 26 | You ca n't blame the whole estate for what they did . ’ |
| 27 | A SIGN OF THE TIMES : Street dentists at work are part of everyday life and ( inset ) you ca n't miss the colourful signs |
| 28 | However , if you find you ca n't go the full period at this heart-rate , then lower the work intensity to reduce the pulse rate until you can last out . |
| 29 | She said sometimes , of school , ‘ But I ca n't make the right conversation , ’ and it was true . |
| 30 | I 'm not , positively not going to mess things up by telling him I ca n't make the only date he has offered . |