Example sentences of "can n't [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | you , you ca n't sit on the bed |
| 2 | We ca n't sit on the stage cos there 's crap raggers on the stage . |
| 3 | ‘ No , ’ she said , ‘ I ca n't sit in the kitchen . |
| 4 | But I ca n't sit in the car very long . |
| 5 | Yet given what we have learned about links between the security services and the Loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland , and the deep suspicion about surrogate murders , you ca n't shrug off the shiver Conlon 's words bring . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ he says , ‘ but you ca n't kick against the breeze . |
| 7 | Lions , for example , may snooze for up to 20 hours a day — and they , after all , ca n't rely on an owner for some convenient tinned catfood . |
| 8 | It is more passive in the sense that we ca n't interact with a text , we ca n't affect the development of the text by our own words , since the text 's words are already given . |
| 9 | I mean , you ca n't socialize with a cook ! ’ |
| 10 | She ca n't talk at the moment . |
| 11 | ‘ Charles , look , we ca n't talk on the phone . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ We ca n't talk about a cinema audience in general any more . |
| 13 | I ca n't talk about the tea-party tonight . |
| 14 | I ca n't talk about the future . |
| 15 | I 'll get my diary , ca n't talk without a diary . |
| 16 | ‘ I ca n't explain over the phone . |
| 17 | You ca n't explain to a child . ‘ |
| 18 | It is the sort of thing you ca n't explain to a child . ’ |
| 19 | For administrative reasons , the Housing Department insists maintenance work ca n't start until the beginning of the next financial year . |
| 20 | ‘ People ca n't relate to the supermodels anymore , ’ said Four Seasons advertising executive Glyn Hayes . |
| 21 | Not possessing a BJ-10E , I ca n't comment on the kind of print quality it can church out using that driver , but TrueType , Windows ‘ built-in scalable font feature , should n't disappoint you . |
| 22 | Thames Valley Police say they ca n't comment on the figures until they 've been discussed by the relevant committee next week . |
| 23 | What about for traders I mean , erm obviously you ca n't really c er why you ca n't comment on the fact that er how your father o o can you comment on how your father actually moved here in the first place . |
| 24 | I ca n't think off the top of my head |
| 25 | But I ca n't think of a way to power an engine aboard ship which does n't require fire and water . |
| 26 | I wish I could find out about R , for instance , but I ca n't think of a way to do it . |
| 27 | You know er I ca n't think of a work we 've done now but er |
| 28 | As Pedulla say , these basses are designed as pure playing instruments , although I ca n't think of a manufacturer who 'd admit to any other motive for building guitars . |
| 29 | ( I ca n't think of a N.I . |
| 30 | ‘ I ca n't think of a toast , ’ he said . |