Example sentences of "can n't [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well yes , but there 's an awful lot of yolk and I do n't , really do n't see why you ca n't eat the white of the egg . |
| 2 | You 're not working so hard you ca n't blow a couple of bars of ‘ Casey Jones ’ , are you ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You ca n't erase a lifetime of habit by spending two weeks in the sunshine . ’ |
| 4 | In fact , it is desirable that they should meet and get to know each other for a day or two over a safe fence ( possibly a mesh that a horse ca n't kick a leg through ) before they are put in with each other . |
| 5 | He ca n't kick the door down this time . |
| 6 | No , I mean that it comes as a surprise when you first experience it , and then after that you ca n't change the course of events . |
| 7 | Other than that the neck feels really good and solid , and although it 's of the slim , wide variety ( 43.75mm at nut ) the fingerboard is n't so wide that you ca n't wrap a thumb over the top if you 're so inclined . |
| 8 | Partly in the questioner 's mind , erm could be answered by reference to language problems , I mean , a technical or professional qualifications may be equivalent , and may be awfully good , but if one expert and qualified person ca n't talk the language of the country he wants to work in , that 's going to be a barrier on its own , and I reckon that is often the bigger barrier between the easy movement of qualified people from one of our countries to another , than the lack of qualifications , or disagreement about qualifications themselves . |
| 9 | If it does n't work because I ca n't carry the experiment through ’ — I shrugged my shoulders — ‘ it would n't be worth starting on . |
| 10 | When the time comes an' I ca n't lift a hundredweight of sugar or me old black pan , then it 'll be time for me to retire upstairs for good . ’ |
| 11 | Is it that ye ca n't manage the farm with yer Da away , and ye want me to take charge . |
| 12 | ‘ In very strong winds I ca n't prevent the sail from lifting me out of the water . ’ |
| 13 | You ca n't identify a voice from a whisper . |
| 14 | What affected my career was having children , which immediately means that you ca n't devote the amount of time to your career as you can if you do n't have other responsibilities , and the reason that I 'm now a Research Fellow here , and I work part-time — only eighty per cent of the time — is because of trying to tie in one 's responsibilities as a mother with those as a scientist , and this has obvious effects . |
| 15 | I ca n't picture a farmer on a picnic . |
| 16 | ‘ I know you 'll laugh at me , ’ replied Basil , ‘ but I ca n't exhibit the picture in an art gallery . |
| 17 | And let me tell you something finally , you ca n't hold a candle to my woman . |
| 18 | The comedian Dom De Luise makes an amusing enough Wazir , but his singing ca n't hold a candle to Richard Van Allan 's and is n't always exactly in tune . |
| 19 | There are players now valued in the £2m bracket who ca n't hold a candle to Ian in terms of ability and George Graham must be thinking he has bought himself a star on the cheap . |
| 20 | And , if you think YOU 'VE got ghosts … you ca n't hold a candle to this place . |
| 21 | It ca n't hold a candle to ‘ Football Focus . ’ |
| 22 | Well I ca n't hold a conversation on my own . |
| 23 | Make sure your children ca n't reach the back of the TV or video — they could get an electric shock . |
| 24 | But I ca n't reach the window by myself . |
| 25 | You ca n't reach the table without your cushion ? |
| 26 | Anyway , when it all gets too much and you ca n't bear the thought of writing another Christmas card or eating another mince pie just sit down and have a quiet read of your NCT newsletter ! |
| 27 | Here 's a man who 's very good-looking , whose very name is enough to get women in an audience squealing with delight but who ca n't bear the thought of being a sex symbol . |
| 28 | I 'm sorry , I know you think I 'm old-fashioned , but I ca n't bear the thought of you not marrying in church — not having God 's blessing upon the pair of you . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You ca n't bear the thought of not knowing , can you ? |
| 30 | ‘ I ca n't bear the thought of sitting here watching him . |