Example sentences of "can n't [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Come off it I 'm afraid , we ca n't do them both ways . |
| 2 | ‘ We 're going to have to do something — because I simply ca n't tell you two imps of mischief apart , ’ Laura muttered , groaning as she levered herself up against the pillows . |
| 3 | I 've only got Batman and I ca n't give you Californian Games cos it 's not mine . |
| 4 | Here 's the planning permission here 's the site if you insist on going there well we ca n't give you any guarantees but we 'll do our best for you , but certainly the best thing is to have the allocation . |
| 5 | For good measure , she added , a trifle pathetically , ‘ I am a good girl , really truly , even if I ca n't give you any references , and I will work hard , I promise . ’ |
| 6 | Conservatives ca n't have it all ways . |
| 7 | ‘ But then I 'd have been worried if they 'd been lethargic , so you ca n't have it all ways ! ’ |
| 8 | I mean , they ca n't have it all ways ! |
| 9 | Colonel really ca n't have it all ways . |
| 10 | Erm peo , people ca n't have it all ways , there has n't been any cut in the police service , in the police budget , I 'm sorry , erm we have for many years funded the police in a very generous way . |
| 11 | You ca n't have it both ways . |
| 12 | You ca n't have it both ways . ’ |
| 13 | Well , you ca n't have it both ways . |
| 14 | I mean you ca n't have it both ways |
| 15 | Now you ca n't have it both ways , surely ? |
| 16 | previous track record in Europe , and Councillor , you ca n't have it both ways . |
| 17 | They ca n't have it both ways . |
| 18 | Well they ca n't have it both ways if they can afford to save money they can , but if they do n't , then stay in the centre |
| 19 | You ca n't have it both ways . |
| 20 | I leaned back in my chair and made the kind of smile that money just ca n't buy you these days . |