Example sentences of "[modal v] n't [verb] [pers pn] [adj] ways " in BNC.
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1 | She could n't have it both ways . |
2 | He could n't have it both ways . |
3 | Come off it I 'm afraid , we ca n't do them both ways . |
4 | Conservatives ca n't have it all ways . |
5 | ‘ But then I 'd have been worried if they 'd been lethargic , so you ca n't have it all ways ! ’ |
6 | I mean , they ca n't have it all ways ! |
7 | Colonel really ca n't have it all ways . |
8 | Erm peo , people ca n't have it all ways , there has n't been any cut in the police service , in the police budget , I 'm sorry , erm we have for many years funded the police in a very generous way . |
9 | You ca n't have it both ways . |
10 | You ca n't have it both ways . ’ |
11 | Well , you ca n't have it both ways . |
12 | I mean you ca n't have it both ways |
13 | Now you ca n't have it both ways , surely ? |
14 | previous track record in Europe , and Councillor , you ca n't have it both ways . |
15 | They ca n't have it both ways . |
16 | Well they ca n't have it both ways if they can afford to save money they can , but if they do n't , then stay in the centre |
17 | You ca n't have it both ways . |