Example sentences of "can [not/n't] [vb infin] i [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You ca n't think I 'd stoop to that ! ’ he said savagely . |
| 2 | She ca n't spend all day monitoring my blood sugar and giving me my thyroid medicine , and if I ca n't paint I shall go mad ! ’ |
| 3 | I ca n't sing I 'd embarrass myself . |
| 4 | That 's why I ca n't promise I 'll take the mature , adult , philosophical approach , should my present partner stray . |
| 5 | No , well like I have n't learnt it , I ca n't play I can play up to a certain bit in the start and then I can play the rest of it like , it 's just one I ca n't get it 's just real annoying , I have the at the right pitch and I just |
| 6 | ‘ Ca n't say I 'll mind , ’ she went on . |
| 7 | ‘ There are one or two people who claim that they now remember hints dropped by Kim Philby , but I ca n't say I can remember anything at all . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Ca n't say I 'd like to go through lifewith a name like that . |
| 9 | Ca n't say I 'd like to live next to a bakery . |
| 10 | I ca n't imagine I would try and scramble up over rocks using my nose , but the use of hands in the mountaineering hierarchy seems to be of prime importance . |
| 11 | ’ And if I can nae manage I 'll sing myself tae sleep in Central Station till the trains start rinnin' in the mornin' . ’ |