Example sentences of "can not [verb] [prep] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't describe to you the agony of being told — and then having no means by which to find out … |
| 2 | I can not express to you the charm that hangs about a mountain like Ben Each as the mists swathe its rocky sides ; they rise , they fall , they whirl , they soar as on wings of light , they cast shadows , they give grand mystery , and anon reveal some hidden dell , some great bare precipice , or perhaps display a glowing patch of verdure . |
| 3 | I can not express to you the enchanted effect produced by this Arabian scene of colour as the wind blew aside the great waterfall behind which we stood and hid . |
| 4 | This distinction between the effort of the CBHPs and the effort of communities is a useful one in that CBHPs can not take upon themselves the role of providing what a national government can not or will not provide . |
| 5 | So here is mystery with a vengeance — we seem to have the attractive idea that Christ died for you and me , he went to the utmost limit for us , he gave everything away , and in some mysterious and tantalizing fashion he took my sin and yours upon himself , but we can not say to whom the price was paid ! |