Example sentences of "ca n't see " in BNC.

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1 ‘ And before you ask , no , you ca n't saw it off either .
2 ‘ Now just you see here , ’ said I. ‘ You ca n't saw my head off , and you know it . ’
3 In short : frankly , these days , without a theory to go with it , I ca n't see a painting . ’
4 Like sunnink reely glamorous that everyone wants an' I ca n't see woss so wrong wiv vat. 'Cos I ai n't gonner get no kitchen wiv pitcher winders an' some geezer wiv a pipe like you was on abaht am I now ?
5 He ca n't see me of course but it makes me feel funny .
6 ‘ Constable Bewman here pointed out that each guest had their plate handed to them by Edith but I ca n't see how that would give the murderer any scope . ’
7 It would mean a reduced workload for you so I honestly ca n't see why you 're so set against the idea . ’
8 I 'd like another one , actually , but I ca n't see it happening now . ’
9 I CA N'T FIND MY CAR KEYS 'COS YOU CA N'T SEE OVER YOUR PAUNCH
10 There 's something wrong with it , and I just ca n't see it clearly . ’
11 ‘ I know you 're right , but I just ca n't see how I 'd handle ‘ no ’ . '
12 Spectacles are not allowed , so if you ca n't see well enough without them but want to compete anyway you should either get a pair of soft contact lenses or see how you manage without glasses .
13 Unfortunately , this may be precisely when your scoring technique thumps home but if the panel ca n't see it , they ca n't award a point .
14 The problem with head injuries is that you ca n't see any blood , so you refuse to accept that serious damage has ensued .
15 Now they ca n't see each other 's face , just Harriet 's hair glimmering .
16 The reason for this is very simple — you ca n't see it .
17 I ca n't see why the ordinary housewife should n't do it . ’
18 ‘ The basic problem is that everything has been pushed out , and we ca n't see the light at the end of the tunnel , which is bad for shares .
19 Put him in the ring with an audience that you ca n't see , and he seems to be delivering butterfly-taps .
20 We really ca n't see much future for a gang of derelicts like this — ‘ rather a favourable specimen of what is best in our English culture ’ , one character blithely insists — and they do n't see any for themselves .
21 But , while he is of Le Patron Mange Ici school ( which always used to be the sign of a good restaurant ) , I ca n't see that it would have been particularly good for business here .
22 I 'm glad you ca n't see me : you would never speak to me again . ’
23 I simply ca n't see the lights .
24 I ca n't see what all the fuss was about .
25 I ca n't see for a moment because of the crowd .
26 You ca n't see his face . ’
27 Even if he was , I ca n't see he could get that flush driving loads of irons and heaters up to Leeds and Scotland a couple of times a week .
28 I turn my head sideways to see how I look with my ears showing , but I ca n't see proper .
29 I get up and look at the picture real close to see if there 's a baby in the boat , but I ca n't see one .
30 I got to cross the road , but I ca n't see no green man thing where I can cross safely .
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