Example sentences of "[pron] ca [not/n't] do [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | — I ca n't do much about him vandalizing the kiosk , or Madge 's place . |
| 2 | A London postman 's daughter whose grandmother lived next door remembers how the old lady ‘ used to pass one or two little bits and pieces over to us , but she used to say to mother , ‘ I ca n't do much for the grandchildren because we have no pension at the end . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I ca n't do much with this wrist , ’ Preston pointed out . |
| 4 | I ca n't do much to answer your queries about Kaama . |
| 5 | I ca n't do much about graffiti but I would like to see the perpetrators clobbered . |
| 6 | I ca n't do much about that , I mean you ca n't go sticking in other people 's noses . |
| 7 | so he said it 's across the board put four thousand quid 's worth off him the other day and I only give fifty pence off he said so I ca n't do much for you . |
| 8 | I ca n't do much now ! |
| 9 | So erm you know , I ca n't do much about it . |
| 10 | I ca n't do much , sort of , colouring , someone 's taken . |
| 11 | ‘ I ca n't do that thing on Saturday ‘ ’ he said apologetically to Tim Reagan , who , having sacrificed one of his staff in the arrangement , was mildly suggesting a reciprocal deal . |
| 12 | I kept you here for as long as I could but I ca n't do that anymore . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I ca n't do that . |
| 14 | I ca n't do that . |
| 15 | And I said , ‘ Well , you know we can accomplish both these things , but I ca n't remove the ventilator from you — I ca n't do that , it makes me very uncomfortable . ’ |
| 16 | I ca n't do that because it makes me uncomfortable . |
| 17 | I ca n't do that , Aggie . |
| 18 | But I ca n't do that , ’ said Breeze . |
| 19 | ‘ I ca n't do that . |
| 20 | ‘ I ca n't do that . |
| 21 | Instead of saying , ‘ I ca n't do that ’ , or ‘ I 'm no good at that ’ , they switched to ‘ I could have a go at that ’ , and then , ‘ well they did it , why should n't I ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I ca n't do that . |
| 23 | ‘ I ca n't do that , Louise . ’ |
| 24 | Perhaps you 're saying ‘ I ca n't do that . |
| 25 | And truly I ca n't do that to him now , on top of everything . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I ca n't do that . ’ |
| 27 | I immediately suggested buying it from him , to which my host answered by saying , ‘ No , I ca n't do that . |
| 28 | " No , I ca n't do that , but I am no threat to you . " |
| 29 | all the de you know , because they 've got the describers , whoever is in charge of the describers knows when they can spare people , oh no I ca n't do that week because we 've |
| 30 | You do n't hear women saying I ca n't do that cos that 's a man 's job ! |