Example sentences of "[noun prp] can n't [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Andy ca n't sleep . |
| 2 | Andy ca n't read . |
| 3 | That 's one reason children in the United States ca n't vote , they ca n't buy alcohol and ca n't stand for election . |
| 4 | So now Marie 's got to go into hospital and have this done , do n't know if she 'll be out on time and er anyway and so they , you know , she said we 've only got to face it mum , so she said well we ca n't come cos Marie ca n't face it I said they all went and got |
| 5 | TRAGIC LUCY CA N'T GO TO SCHOOL WITH PALS |
| 6 | Mister Johnny ca n't bear to be teased , really ca n't bear it ] It sends him into a terrible rage . |
| 7 | Cliff Richard ca n't do this , what are you worrying about ? worship song . |
| 8 | David Elias ca n't move for books and encyclopedias at his home in Nottingham . |
| 9 | David Elias ca n't move for books and encyclopedias at his home in Nottingham . |
| 10 | Gazza ca n't wait to get in the action . |
| 11 | Maradona , who inspired Napoli to two Italian championship triumphs , needed only one word to describe the goal which Gazza ca n't remember because of illness . |
| 12 | Texas ca n't recall when he last drank milk . |
| 13 | And West German drivers in their posh BMWs and Mercedes ca n't cope with the poor quality roads in the East — and damage their cars in potholes . |
| 14 | But if I 'm right about what it takes to tell the truth , Pooh ca n't tell anyone that there 's honey there without first becoming aware of having that belief . |
| 15 | But you see Penny ca n't Penny ca n't accept that she 'll say |
| 16 | Mollie ca n't believe her new shape and tells me that her colleagues ca n't get over the transformation either . |
| 17 | ‘ Hyacinth ca n't walk , she fall down on the road , Mada Joyce , come quick ! ’ |
| 18 | No Madge ca n't see . |
| 19 | Ann ca n't control her can she ? |
| 20 | ‘ Dana ca n't know about your sister ; if she did she would insist Garry return to his wife , ’ she said as sincerely as she could . |
| 21 | And Ian Wright ca n't play for erm England any more . |
| 22 | BID FOR CGI LOOKS LIKE AN ADMISSION THAT IBMers CA N'T CUT IT ANY MORE … |
| 23 | Your so-called reporter , who thinks Scott Reynolds ca n't sing , must be deaf as well as unbelievably fucking stupid . |
| 24 | So Scott Reynolds ca n't sing ? |
| 25 | Your so-called reporter , who thinks Scott Reynolds ca n't sing , must be deaf as well as unbelievably fucking stupid . |
| 26 | So Scott Reynolds ca n't sing ? |
| 27 | Hue And Cry is the kind of act Reynolds ca n't abide , but the Pat Kane interview is , in a way , the most important chapter . |
| 28 | I have no right and you have been very generous , Fred , Uncle Steve and the boys and Gertie ca n't understand why you did n't come here with us , Gert only said this morning that you ought to be here , your place is with us , but do n't think I am not grateful . |
| 29 | I BET £1,000 DEVON CA N'T DO IT |
| 30 | Pete , well Pete ca n't see why it 's taking so long the hall . |