Example sentences of "can not [vb infin] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am sorry , but I ca n't sanction holiday money . ’ |
| 2 | I do n't think there 's any need to talk down to people , but you ca n't assume specialist knowledge . ’ |
| 3 | We ca n't measure transport use in cities . ’ |
| 4 | If you ca n't avoid nylon carpet spray it lightly with water to reduce any static build up . |
| 5 | Well that 's no good cos you ca n't spell sex maniac |
| 6 | ‘ People come on to the show with IQs which ca n't reach room temperature . |
| 7 | Ca n't do fairy cakes . |
| 8 | No I ca n't do fairy cakes . |
| 9 | Well she ca n't do speech therapy cos she needs |
| 10 | Erm , it definitely does , is it , you ca n't do screen dumps without |
| 11 | Mummy ca n't do chain stitch . ’ |
| 12 | I 've only got three X squared plus two there but you ca n't differentiate whit respect to three X squared plus two and then say you actually done it with respect to X . |
| 13 | East African Asians told me that West Indians sometimes behave as though they are superior to Asians , because Asians are religious or because Asians ca n't speak English well . |
| 14 | If , like many of us , you ca n't lay hand son the exact title and date of publication DO NOT be deterred but add contextualising detail of the kind which will help librarians as well as researchers to locate the item eg , size ( in a great fat book ) ; colour ( bluey-green cover with photos … ) ; age ( quite old now I suppose , have n't seen it in bookshops for ages … ) . |
| 15 | Please do n't send originals as we ca n't send material back . |
| 16 | You ca n't make eye contact if you 're speaking to a piece of paper . |
| 17 | I appreciate Mr Mayor that you ca n't stop bomb scares . |
| 18 | No you ca n't put travel time in can you ? |
| 19 | We have erm , we ca n't put operator performance any more on our district , because we 've just erm , stopped that , it does n't , you know , they do n't apply it to performance any more as far as that goes , but erm , I have got three representation , three representatives , which the checkout people nominated themselves and I have a monthly meeting with those to come up with any problems but it 's still , you know , that 's tackling one issue . |
| 20 | One glimpse of the world 's most spectacular waterfall makes up for the tiresome form-filling in baking customs halls which any African border crossing entails — neither Botswana nor Zimbabwe are suitable for those who wilt quickly in the heat or ca n't stomach light aircraft . |
| 21 | I ca n't see action fans turning away from Ocean 's ‘ big ’ game which is both highly playable and addictive . £34.99 |
| 22 | It 's a pity you ca n't see hand signals on this thing . |
| 23 | Fortunate I ca n't remember too much er ordinary er illnesses like er , we 'd have a cold and , and you know er and that but no , I ca n't remember chicken pox and er |
| 24 | ‘ The chief executive ca n't access marketing data ’ . |
| 25 | We have a a weird system how it works , and I 've got my hands tied behind my back erm if you 're on with fasteners you ca n't use Power Tools . |
| 26 | D H S S , because very often , they either ca n't get telephone boxes working , or they 're hanging on so long that they do n't have enough money |
| 27 | The sorts of experiences that you then get people talking about is really well I 've learnt to stand up for myself for the first time , erm I now know what I want to do , I know who I am , erm projects where I 've been involved , where you get women saying things like well two years ago I would never have dreamt of going and talking to the Council about my house , or my children , or that I ca n't get a job because I ca n't get child care , and I would n't have dreamt of doing that and people who now say well now I can do that , I know that I can go and stand up for myself and stand up for what I think is right , just as well as my husband can . |
| 28 | Without this kind of back-up , you ca n't learn your craft , you ca n't get audience exposure , you ca n't get practice and more importantly , you ca n't fail … ’ |
| 29 | If you ca n't get chick peas , the same sort of salad can be made with haricot beans . |
| 30 | Any children 's savings are ignored , unless one of them has over £3,000 , in which case you ca n't get family credit for that child . |