Example sentences of "can not [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | If you ca n't wait for a new model , the Black & Decker Woodworker is ideal for the beginner , or for those wanting a second router for lots of small repetitive tasks . |
| 2 | They must learn what every child knows that you ca n't ask for a present back . |
| 3 | You ca n't ask for a specific taxi company or |
| 4 | If the issue today in some people 's eyes is the need for this community in Greater York to be one hundred percent self sufficient then perhaps we really ought to go pack up and er go home , er because there 's no way that er a settlement that one could envisage in Greater York or perhaps anywhere else can be a hundred percent self sufficiency , self sufficient , you 're not going to get a shopping mall , you 'd be unlikely to get a a major touring theatre , so you can not aim for a hundred percent self sufficiency , you aim for what is appropriate for the size of the community and particularly its relationship to existing settlements er in the general area . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , encyclopaedias are very expensive to compile and publish so one can not hope for a new edition every year and the information in them is thus often very dated . |
| 6 | The article ended : ‘ The prince 's image has been badly damaged and statesman-like behaviour can not compensate for a young wife throwing herself downstairs in an attempted suicide while her husband strides to go out riding . |
| 7 | We can not wait for a Labour Government . |
| 8 | In this first category we consider three main criticisms : ( a ) that the model developed in chapter 4 can not account for a major feature of all economies ; ( b ) that the model relies for all its results on very simple specifications of the aggregate supply and demand curves ; and ( c ) that even if one accepts the model as it stands governments might effectively stabilize the economy if they possess better information about the economy than the private sector , or indeed if different parts of the private sector possess different information . |
| 9 | Lions are strong but can not run for a long time . |