Example sentences of "can [not/n't] [adv] [adv] [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then , just as if in answer to her private thought , the pilot went on : ‘ I 'd like to kiss each one of you before I go , but as I ca n't very well do that I 'll give your Brown Owl a big thank-you kiss for you all ! ’ |
| 2 | We , we need the younger blood because you , you talk and say well how are you and oh my leg 's bad , my leg 's been dreadful this week and you ca n't very well ask these people to go campaigning on the streets , can you ? |
| 3 | You ca n't bloody well refuse this . " |
| 4 | We can not too strongly condemn such a practice and we recommend its total abolition … |
| 5 | However , if a person " adversely possesses " the land for twelve years , the paper owner can not any longer enforce these rights against the occupier . |