Example sentences of "can [not/n't] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | yeah , I find that , that I 've done it and I 've written down the answer and then I ca n't think which number does it go to , and by the time I 've got to number one they 're on about six , so I might as well , I 'm lost it completely , so I ca n't do that either and my project work , course work , goes towards certain percent of my marks and I ca n't think for the life of me why |
| 2 | So we 're gon na catch every traffic light on red now there was something I wanted to go into Wisbech for but I ca n't think for the life of me what it was , I must get stuck into this Christmas shopping again , really must so much to do and such little time to do it in oh he 's , he 's put that car down five hundred pounds , that price of that car was , that he got for sale on it seven , seven , nine , five , |
| 3 | You know , I ca n't stay for a week in silence . |
| 4 | Women might be able to scratch together the fees but they ca n't pay for the child cover . ’ |
| 5 | I ca n't speak for the others , but I do some of it each hour . |
| 6 | ‘ Ca n't speak for the food , that 's Kay 's department , but I think I can promise that the tipple will be up to par . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ No — but I 'm afraid I ca n't speak for the future . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I ca n't speak for the children though . ’ |
| 9 | Sometimes people ca n't speak for the same sort of reasons , but it 's always got to be something traumatic that 's happened . |
| 10 | You ca n't answer for the other officers but you can answer for yourself . |
| 11 | The rules are the same you do n't say oh I ca n't go for a ride and I 'm gon na go through announce my |
| 12 | Ca n't stop for a drink . |
| 13 | They tell you nothing , give you the idea that there are no alternatives … they do n't like to admit that they ca n't cater for every child 's needs … they do n't give anything freely … not even information . |
| 14 | I ca n't see for a moment because of the crowd . |
| 15 | get away from here , I ca n't see for the flaming |
| 16 | complicated when you start it out , but if you ca n't remember for the life of you then , it 's quite |
| 17 | and all she can think of to say is ( and here he mimicked a heavy filmstar accent which actually was nothing like the actress in the film at all , because the woman in the film is an ordinary , decent , hardworking woman ) , ‘ Oh dahlink , I 'ave missed you so much , ’ and then the first thing she does after waiting for him to come home for seven fucking years is to leave the fucking gas on while she 's making his coffee , and then of course she 's so tense that she just ca n't wait for a fag , she lights up , there you go ; bang . |
| 18 | If you ca n't wait for a new model , the Black & Decker Woodworker is ideal for the beginner , or for those wanting a second router for lots of small repetitive tasks . |
| 19 | I ca n't wait for the summer . |
| 20 | An absolute winner — I ca n't wait for the new items in the series . |
| 21 | Somebody Who Ca n't Wait For The New Morrissey Record , Milan |
| 22 | Having used a good CAVOK day absorbing its contents , I ca n't wait for the chance to get out and put some of Harvey Plourde 's theories to the test in my Champ — Bob Grimstead . |
| 23 | I ca n't wait for the next get-together , and the thought of pulling on that old white shirt again excites me . |
| 24 | He admitted last night : ‘ I ca n't wait for the players to find their feet in the Premier League . ’ |
| 25 | Like everyone else who has attended the Cathay Pacific Hongkong Bank Sevens , I ca n't wait for the next one . |
| 26 | I ca n't wait for the mini series . |
| 27 | ‘ Because you ca n't wait for the time when you 'll be a married woman ? ’ |
| 28 | I ca n't wait for the teacher 's watch to say 4.30 so I can go home . |
| 29 | I ca n't wait for the next revelations . |
| 30 | Ha Ha Ha I ca n't wait for the bullshit to flow as they try to explain away this one . |