Example sentences of "[conj] can [adv] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | You must n't think every time you 're tired or ca n't sleep that it 's this thing starting up again . |
| 2 | He seems totally inflexible and unwilling to negotiate any variation of the arrangements proposed and ca n't appreciate that the banking needs of a parish council are not the same as those of a sweet shop ! |
| 3 | Anorexics are crying out inside and ca n't believe that no-one has noticed how thin they have become . ’ |
| 4 | The notion that they can be judged by Libyan law wherever they are , because they are Libyans by birth and can not alter that by acts of will , seems to underlie the government 's policies of clandestine homicide towards them . |
| 5 | Although a ‘ mature ’ lady , I am a supporter of ‘ save the terrace ’ and can not agree that seats are necessary — fans will stand up most of the time anyway , as we did last Sunday , and seats are more of a hazard when leaning over to see what is happening on the pitch . |
| 6 | Because I do not accept absolute predestination , however , and can not believe that we human beings are simply pawns in some giant chess game being played in the wide blue yonder , I think that it is the person within whom the spirit chooses to dwell who actually makes the right or wrong decisions . |
| 7 | Sir : I am writing first to congratulate you all on an excellent magazine , I have been reading Computer magazines for the last 10 years and can honestly say that Practical PC is the most informative and enjoyable one to date . |
| 8 | She is opinionated , and can confidently predict that William Burroughs , whose books have me aching with boredom , will be read a hundred years from now . |
| 9 | We may know , for example , that vines can not be grown in areas where the average annual temperature is lower than 52°F , and can thus infer that they could never have been grown in Edinburgh . |
| 10 | I have discussed with the producer your suggestion of a nominal fee of £50 for this , and can now confirm that we would like to go ahead . |
| 11 | I have tried the Theakston 's brewed at the Masham brewery in recent weeks , and can only comment that I prefer the Gallowgate product . |
| 12 | Well , I take as I find , and can only say that I was happy to do Toshack a favour a few years back when a friend , an international fixer with contacts in Portuguese football , rang to ask if anyone might be available to Sporting Lisbon . |
| 13 | Chairman and managing director of John Wood Group PLC Ian Wood agreed with Mr Steadman : ‘ I am glad I did not have the difficult task of judging the competition and can only say that I look forward to adding another series of works to our existing collection at John Wood House . ’ |
| 14 | I had a WONDERFUL time and can only say that Malcolm and I are looking forward very much to many happy journeys in her at home and abroad in the future . |
| 15 | The Bishop believes in evolution , but can not believe that natural selection is an adequate explanation for the course that evolution has taken ( partly because , like many others , he sadly misunderstands natural selection to be " random " and " meaningless ' ) . |
| 16 | We are unable to explain why vitamin B12 absorption decreased during treatment with loperamide oxide , but can only comment that the magnitude of the change was relatively small . |