Example sentences of "we can not [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | We ca n't think of a better guarantee that you 'll get what you pay for . |
| 3 | ‘ We ca n't talk about a cinema audience in general any more . |
| 4 | Er , I think as the other previous document was usefu useless , this is useful , and I mean , I think it 's er something we ca n't take in a day and night , to spend , to spent some more time over this , because , yo you know , it does reflect very well on , on er , particularly that er , information that we needed earlier , in terms and and er . |
| 5 | We ca n't defend on a broad front George not just two of us . |
| 6 | He said ‘ we can not continue with a system under which teachers decide what people should learn without reference to clear nationally agreed objectives , and without having to expose , and if necessary justify , their decisions ’ . |
| 7 | On the other hand , we can not talk about a party system prior to the Glorious Revolution . |
| 8 | Needs have to be met to enable active citizenship as without education , welfare , health care , self-respect , and law we can not act in a way we would like to . |
| 9 | We can not wait for a Labour Government . |
| 10 | Similarly , Freeman argued , in relation to unskilled labour , that ‘ uneducative ’ employment was unavoidable and , therefore , it was necessary that ‘ the intelligence and character of the adolescent be trained outside the workshop ’ : ‘ We can not train for a trade , but we can enable the worker to do his duties as thoroughly as possible ’ ; such training would give a ‘ familiarity ’ with ‘ ordinary tools ’ and ‘ simple machines ’ , a grounding in ‘ mechanics ’ and ‘ competent draughtsmanship ’ . |