Example sentences of "you [modal v] n't [verb] [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh no , you could n't do it that way otherwise the horse would be certain to win . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You could n't lend me some money , Sam ? ’ |
| 3 | Yes , you could n't put it all in the at once could you |
| 4 | You could n't cut them that day cos they were hot , you see , the day you killed them the , cos father was a rare man he , when we got , we got two fridges , we used to kill a week in hand , you see , one lot was in one fridge , that was in there a week before we touched it yeah . |
| 5 | Again you need n't ask them all that erm if Mr challenges . |
| 6 | You ca n't tell me that was accidental . |
| 7 | ‘ So you ca n't tell me much ? ’ |
| 8 | You ca n't tell me any different . |
| 9 | You ca n't tell him any different , er like Dan at work he does videos of profession like you know . |
| 10 | In a real world where you face managerial decisions and you have to make a decision , you can do one thing or a number of other things , but you ca n't do them all at once , it 's just not possible . |
| 11 | you know , you ca n't do them all in that sense , but if you had somebody somebody like Colin might be able |
| 12 | If if I say well let's try and add up a sixth and a twelfth and most people want to add the six and the twelve together and things like that but you ca n't do it that way you 'll have to change them both into something that 's the same . |
| 13 | Er , I sorry , , just clearing my throat , er , I did , I did delegate if somebody put it on the end of somebody 's assignment , then I to it , but I tend to find I underestimate what people can do for me all the time , and do n't identify just how much those people can give me back , and I did , or I do have a tendency at times to give people like before , to hold on too much , try and do too much myself , and er , you ca n't do it that way in case . |
| 14 | Sometimes you ca n't do it that way though can you ? |
| 15 | you ca n't do it that way , you just slide the pack out |
| 16 | Verbal messages become more hostile , more aggressive , and the threat of rejection may be offered ( ‘ If you ca n't do it this way , do n't do it at all' — fail and you must go elsewhere ) . |
| 17 | But i i it 's yo you ca n't do it this term because maths is never ready it always has to be done erm next term . |
| 18 | Favourite guitars , expensive combos , trick rack systems — you ca n't watch them all the time , and they 're so easy to lift . |
| 19 | You ca n't eat it all |
| 20 | You ca n't ship us all home now ! ’ |
| 21 | ‘ You ca n't blame it all on him , anyway . |
| 22 | , but you ca n't expect it all ! |
| 23 | However deeply you care for your children , without knowledge of how they develop , how their experiences affect their personalities , you ca n't give them this … this birthright you talk about so glibly . |
| 24 | ‘ Yes , the injuries are worrying , but you ca n't lump them all together and blame artificial snow , ’ said Kasper . |
| 25 | You ca n't win them all . |
| 26 | As the saying goes " you ca n't win them all " . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , you ca n't win 'em all , ’ said Stan . |
| 28 | ‘ You ca n't win 'em all . ’ |
| 29 | You ca n't win 'em all . |
| 30 | You ca n't win 'em all ; but one or two now and then would be nice . |