Example sentences of "can not [vb infin] [adv prt] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You ca n't draw out cash if it is n't there . |
| 2 | They ca n't carry out repairs — there 's simply no glass available . |
| 3 | If you can grab handfuls of your tummy then that 's fat , not muscle , and you ca n't tone up fat . |
| 4 | Mr Wright discovered that you ca n't hand out authority like luncheon vouchers . |
| 5 | What it ca n't do erm , ca n't check up grammar mistakes |
| 6 | So that 's usually the way things happen , the president ca n't spell out things and dot the Is and cross the Ts . |
| 7 | A spokeswoman for the far-right Deutsche Volks- union said : ‘ We ca n't rule out demonstrations when she appears with Bonn government officials . ’ |
| 8 | Unlike DNA molecules , they do n't form lineages , and therefore ca n't pass on messages . |
| 9 | The Roman centurion can return and enforce the evacuation but he ca n't open up responses . |
| 10 | I ca n't replace them , I ca n't rent out rooms and I ca n't pay the mortgage . |
| 11 | Then if she ca n't keep up payments she risks losing her home , as thousands of families have done . |
| 12 | And I ca n't phone up WordPerfect Corp and say |
| 13 | I mean you ca n't flaming well drive in , ca n't get out village ! |
| 14 | oh look I 've got all the tissues are used up , I 'll have to go upstairs , let's see if there 's one in my shopping bag , your nose is streaming Bryony you ca n't get out James , it 's locked , Richard I mean , sorry come on , let me in , here lets wipe your nose |
| 15 | ca n't get out Andrew . |
| 16 | No lad you come ca n't come out help . |
| 17 | You do n't lead my kind of life if you ca n't damp down emotions . |
| 18 | And you 'll have to keep them , I mean ca n't spend out money for it 's the truth though . |
| 19 | I ca n't figure out Scott Verplank at all . |
| 20 | I ca n't turn down promotion and a damned fine job . ’ |
| 21 | If we live in a free society we can not carry out experiments on the real world so it would not be possible to go ahead and build the road just to see what would happen . |
| 22 | If a member can not carry out work for which a deposit has been paid , the fund will either ensure the work is carried out at a fair price less the deposit or refund the deposit . |
| 23 | ‘ Experience has shown that the Home Secretary on his own simply can not carry out oversight of MI5 , ’ Mr Day said . |
| 24 | I regret that I can not spell out part by part and line by line exactly what I want to achieve . |
| 25 | Chariots can not move over obstacles or difficult terrain except to cross a river at a bridge or ford . |
| 26 | Like a chariot , a War Wagon can not move over obstacles or difficult terrain other than to cross a bridge or ford . |
| 27 | In Keynesian analysis the labour market fails to clear : the supply of labour remains in excess of the demand for labour because market forces can not bring about equilibrium . |
| 28 | A 3-year-old should be able to put toys away in a big box but can not sort out clothes for a cupboard . |
| 29 | Equally , although a volunteer can not give out money , they know what the local social services and charities have available . |
| 30 | As a result he has here resolved many conundrums about Ferrier 's professional career , and where possible answered queries about recording dates — though even he can not clear up discrepancies about what appears in Ferrier 's diaries on recording dates and what is to be found in Decca 's schedules of the time . |