Example sentences of "can not [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And with a decent meal including large bottles of local beer for around £5 , there 's no reason why you ca n't treat yourself to the colourful ‘ Egyptian night out ’ with cabaret , belly dancing and a multi-course meal held regularly at the plush Ramses Hilton for about £25 . |
| 2 | The second job of the day is to light the stove , a monument in itself , taking up a quarter of the thatched hut with its various extensions — a sill ( pod ) with an area for keeping dishes warm ( chestok ) , niches ( pechurki ) for small objects and matches , holes on the side for drying out leg and foot wrappings ( for lack of shoes ) , holes near the summit for reviving chilled hens in winter , and on the triumphal summit worn clothing on which to stretch out and sleep in the delicious warmth — ‘ U hholodnoi pechi ne sogreesh'sia ’ ( ‘ You ca n't heat yourself at a cold stove ’ ) . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's full speed ahead for the seasons , and , if I can , I work 12 or 14 hours a day then , because otherwise I ca n't see myself through the quiet times . |
| 4 | The character of Josef ( played with great skill by David De Keyser ) is sadly amusing — a writer who has abandoned his country and family for freedom of expression , he can not express himself in an artistic or commercial way . |
| 5 | He can not manoeuvre himself into the correct position . |
| 6 | Are you saying that there are molecules out there in space which we just can not form ourselves in a laboratory ? |
| 7 | But you can not make yourself into a cricketer . |
| 8 | The ideal needs integrity , however , for a citizen can not treat himself as the author of a collection of laws that are inconsistent in principle , nor can he see that collection as sponsored by any Rousseauian general will . |
| 9 | The high-cost economies of the EC can not insulate themselves from the world outside — from the more flexible economies of the Pacific Rim and North America . |
| 10 | ( Note that you can not nominate yourself for a place . ) |
| 11 | A worn out slob , he can not accustom himself to the idea of women playing the sport seriously . |
| 12 | Young people who have been caught in this trap have had no information given to them about this change and can not avail themselves of the choice of training like colleagues born on or before July 1 . |
| 13 | I am sure that your council will understand that the company can not commit itself to the long term investment programme , or expose itself to the commercial risks involved in the project , unless the facilities can be planned in a climate of security . |
| 14 | Ninety per cent of the places go to package rafting firms which means that independent spirits can not pit themselves against the boiling waters of the Colorado . |
| 15 | High living is become essential to them , and they can not reconcile themselves to the moderate pay of lawful industry . |
| 16 | Shevardnadze concluded : " I can not reconcile myself to the events which are taking place in our country and to the trials which await our people . |
| 17 | Many times I see a nameless beauty and my soul is moved , but my words can not contort themselves into a likeness of this beauty . |