Example sentences of "can [not/n't] [verb] me [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the most respected of our club members , on our committee of management , Pavel Pavlovich Gaganov , an elderly man ad highly esteemed , had formed the innocent habit of following anything he had to say with the vehement addition , ‘ No , sir , you ca n't lead me by the nose ! ’ |
| 2 | Ca n't hang me from the yard-arm , though . |
| 3 | I suppose she 's just done one for you , no wonder you ca n't look me in the face . ’ |
| 4 | But he ca n't look me in the face . |
| 5 | That 's why you ca n't look me in the eyes . ’ |
| 6 | If you ca n't hear me at the back because my voice drops from time to time then shout away because I 'm not always aware of how well it carries . |
| 7 | And she was glad to have the strength of anger against him as she deciphered coolly , ‘ What you 're really saying is that either I leave Travis alone , or , if you ca n't get me over the Norwood & Chambers contract , you wo n't rest until you find some other contract I 've had small dealings with and which did n't work out , which added together will amount to dereliction of duty . ’ |