Example sentences of "can not [vb infin] the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a Zener diode is connected across the d.c. output ( as shown dotted in Fig 1 ) then the voltage ca n't exceed the Zener voltage . |
| 2 | you , you ca n't carry , oh where 's the think that goes on the back ? , oh there , there we are , you ca n't carry the milk pet back because we ca n't put your foot rest up high like we can with the front one , so there 's nothing to balance it on , and if you drop it , the big plastic bottle will burst open , wo n't it ? put this rain hood |
| 3 | It 's a pity you ca n't manage the return trip by yourself , but it would be too much for a woman alone . |
| 4 | But that 's the same as if you willed spouse had died before you for instance , and you were the second of two to die and she had n't or she might have everything to the children and you still got a hundred and sixty thousand pounds , you ca n't avoid the inheritance tax in those circumstances . |
| 5 | Well , I think that the erm , the , as Frank has said , they , they have a strong college list for this year , the school business should be they ca n't repeat the maths programme success of last year although there is follow up business in other states . |
| 6 | You ca n't pull the bobble hat over my eyes . |
| 7 | That , however , is very different from arguing that the introduction of PR or the demands of Charter 88 will at the very best , provide anything but the most marginal relief to those who are unemployed , without a home or ca n't pay the poll tax . |
| 8 | He ca n't pay the television licence and tosses up every week between washing powder , toothpaste or soap : " I can only afford one at a time — personal hygiene is an expensive item . " |
| 9 | The exchange which I began , ‘ Could one of you give me a hand with these lunatics ? ’ went as follows : ‘ Sorry sport , international regulations ; ca n't leave the flight deck . ’ |
| 10 | And so we 've got to desire to have our broken relationship with God restored , you see we need to receive what God offers in Christ , the fact that Christ died for our sins does not mean a thing to us until we say yes I accept it for me , I believe you died for me , I receive it , I 'm linked into it , you see your house can be , let me give you a very simple illustration , your house is linked up with er Eastern Electricity and there is so many er I du n no what , what the what it is , but there is the power there , the there are , there are kilo watts of power on tap in your home , but in the winter you 're cold , when it gets dark outside , it 's dark inside the cooker , the electric cooker does n't work , the fridge is not operating the food is going rotten , you ca n't watch a programme on television , why , because you have n't plugged into the source of the power , it 's as simple as that , you ca n't blame the Electricity Board , it 's not Eastern Electricity 's fault it 's your fault because all the plugs are out of the sockets and it does n't matter what the Electricity Board does short of blowing up your house , they can do nothing for you and it does n't matter what God has done in Christ until we as it were to also plug in , it does n't mean a thing to us , but the moment we link in , that 's the change , the lights come on , there 's , there 's heat there , the stove works , the , the radio , the television , the record player , they 're all operating , the freezer 's working , the situation has changed , we needs to receive what God offers us in Christ |
| 11 | You ca n't miss the ship Inn at newhnam on severn — it 's new bright colour has tickled some villagers pink — but left others seeing red . |
| 12 | You ca n't miss the ship Inn at newhnam on severn — it 's new bright colour has tickled some villagers pink — but left others seeing red . |
| 13 | The police only enforce the law , they ca n't make the law work , the people who make the law work are the judiciary . |
| 14 | I ca n't make the East Mainland very well . |
| 15 | The Trooper 's wishbone and torsion-bar front suspension , and live rear axle on cart springs , ca n't match the coil spring combinations of the rivals but , that said , it 's still a good compromise . |
| 16 | But , if they ca n't break the star system , if it is impossible for a band of this stature to remain an ‘ ordinary existence ’ ( although it must be stated that New Order deliberately unglamourise their existence , wisely slowing down their schedules and viciously guarding their faceless media presence . |
| 17 | But she ca n't bless the communion wine and wafers because only a priest can do that and at present women ca n't be ordained as priests . |
| 18 | I ca n't see the education committee with their lack of money paying for transport for children from here |
| 19 | I ca n't see the education committee , with their lack of money , paying for transport for children out here to go to hospital to do a garden |
| 20 | Like you said you ca n't see the body language and fobbed off . |
| 21 | One or two people who 'll be sleeping rough if they ca n't beg the room rate . |
| 22 | " I ca n't remember the telephone number here yet ; Slater 's got it . |
| 23 | He sat by the door , and I knitted , knitted , knitted — I ca n't remember the letter word for word , but it was something like this : Dear Fred ( that 's the name she calls me by , he said , she does n't like Ferdinand — red with embarrassment ) . |
| 24 | I ca n't remember the telly programme he was in something like Budgie it was n't Budgie though . |
| 25 | In view of the fact that we ca n't proceed with the move of Plant Records room until this work is carried out , and more importantly , Jim Mayes ca n't access the stock control package within SunAccounts , could you please look into the financial aspects . |
| 26 | There are no phones and no electricity so you ca n't use the word processor , fax or television . |
| 27 | I know you ca n't resist the Seafood Cocktail , but DO try the Sardines in Smoked Salmon Jelly . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't see why I ca n't fiddle the season ticket . |
| 29 | you ca n't get the self discipline |
| 30 | In No. 16 shed , they still ca n't get the grain blower working to move the 10 tonnes of wheat piled up against the board . |