Example sentences of "[conj] can [adv] [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do we get to the stage where you know you look at the word empowerment , do you change the , the use of the word empowerment because people are saying you know well that 's jargon and all that does n't work any more or ca n't do that any more . |
| 2 | What choice do you give the patients that ca n't use that ward that you 've closed down ? |
| 3 | Smaller companies that ca n't afford these luxuries can sometimes arrange to use spare capacity on the network of a nearby multinational . |
| 4 | Places that can not meet these new requirements by January 1991 may consequently lose a Crown . |
| 5 | Again it is possible to make categorical assertions in English without giving any indication of the evidence that one has for making them or of one 's attitude towards what one is saying : there are languages that can not do this . ’ |
| 6 | He — in his little bit , sitting on a different spindly chair — had the presence of mind to take the opportunity of delivering an onslaught on the Snow school of criticism , the stranglehold they have , their implication that there are worthwhile characters who ‘ matter ’ and others that can not have any importance . |
| 7 | ‘ That is the only possible explanation for the steady supply to newspapers and authors of this information that can only put more pressure on the prince and the Royal Family . |
| 8 | Foods that can commonly cause these include onions , cabbage , beans , bran and large quantities of wholemeal bread . |
| 9 | If you 're away on holiday and ca n't do that getting a neighbour to do it for you , to look after your house , shut the curtains at night and opening them during the day . |
| 10 | Her mother Maria needs a hip operation and ca n't do any heavy lifting . |
| 11 | and ca n't do enough for you . |
| 12 | If you 're arthritic and ca n't manage those child-proof tops , your pharmacist will give you an ordinary bottle to use . |
| 13 | We 've all got colds and ca n't afford any more medicine ! |
| 14 | When you have books stored in tea chests , and ca n't afford enough bookcases to house them , the answer is to cover an empty alcove wall with shelves . |
| 15 | Because — even if you are ill and ca n't get much fun out of life — it would have been a messy kind of end . |
| 16 | HE who 's getting past his best meets HER who 's half his age , ca n't believe his luck and ca n't get enough of it . |
| 17 | The fact that I am hopeless , useless , and ca n't play any more does n't really matter , as I am an amateur player . |
| 18 | After all , even if his people as a whole are suffering privations and losses , and ca n't buy all the things they want , it does n't affect him and his ruling clique . |
| 19 | In a novel , you go up byways and ca n't keep that single mood . |
| 20 | Cos ca n't use that doing that , well you can use a a ruler but it 's not very easy . |
| 21 | With a formal pool the gardener knows exactly where he is and can ruthlessly cull any plants that step out of line . |
| 22 | A few apple , pear and plum varieties are cross-sterile and can not pollinate each other , while some apples and pears are biennial bearers and thus will not supply pollen each year . |
| 23 | However , on examination we find that the criminal process does not and can not fulfil this role . |
| 24 | Do not be misled , however , into thinking that it works like a spreadsheet because it is only a grid for entering figures and can not perform any calculations for you . |
| 25 | But computers can also overwhelm the user with numbers very quickly , and can not give any more help with their interpretation than with the initial selection of an appropriate statistical procedure . |
| 26 | Holders have no voting rights and can not make any contribution to the management of the corporation except in extremis when they can force liquidation if their contractual income has not been paid . |
| 27 | The people only have small parcels of land and can not grow enough food . |
| 28 | Ordinary analogue telephone lines used for voice communication have a low band width and can not transmit much data per second . |
| 29 | Regular visits from a social worker can be of immense value to old people living alone , particularly if their family lives some distance away and can not do all that they would wish for them . |
| 30 | It is sometimes said that if one wishes to reject such values one must do so by rejecting the very concepts incorporated in such words , and can not do this merely by applying their negation . |