Example sentences of "can n't [verb] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah , Oh you ca n't sack her for that ! |
| 2 | they 're saying that their fixing figures by not putting people on the waiting list so the waiting lists are shorter , because they 're putting , not , they 're saying that to people we ca n't treat you for about two years so I 'm not going to put you on the list at the moment , so they 're , cooking the books , that 's what they reckon |
| 3 | And other costs , such as readers and having to buy books because you ca n't borrow them for long enough from libraries to get them recorded or brailled , er those sorts of things really are n't taken account of and you 're simply going to have to borrow money er to pay for your disability in effect . |
| 4 | ‘ I can stick it for myself , but I ca n't bear it for you . |
| 5 | Then he said flatly , ‘ He ca n't want it for Fincara , because Fand attacked him . |
| 6 | I ca n't do it for you . |
| 7 | ‘ People do n't seem to understand that a hypnotherapist ca n't do it for them , and neither can any other magic ingredient . |
| 8 | Some of but you ca n't do it for something like a Medieval 's day or Roman |
| 9 | ‘ Not much sun on Gullholm at this time of the year , I admit , but you ca n't beat it for peace and privacy . |
| 10 | You ca n't beat it for a breath of fresh air — wing walking . |
| 11 | All you have ever read about the delights of fast-jet aerobatics still ca n't prepare you for the utter , mind-blowing super-smooth , almost silent exhilaration of the real thing ! |
| 12 | You ca n't blame me for trying . ’ |
| 13 | dir : You ca n't blame me for your failure to secure funding . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm delighted to hear it , ’ Mike agreed , ‘ although after this latest little fracas you ca n't blame me for wondering , now can you ? ’ |
| 15 | But you have to admit you do look very young and innocent , so you ca n't blame me for putting on the Big Daddy bit . ’ |
| 16 | Ca n't blame me for that ! |
| 17 | You ca n't blame me for that . |
| 18 | One ca n't blame her for faults in the system . ’ |
| 19 | I ca n't blame her for not admitting anything : we have only just met . |
| 20 | And she says later sh you , you 're too cruel , to Rochester , you ca n't blame her for being mad . |
| 21 | Oh well you ca n't blame her for not |
| 22 | ‘ And you ca n't blame him for the way we 've been conceding goals . |
| 23 | Looking at it , I ca n't blame him for that . |
| 24 | And you ca n't blame him for being frightened . |
| 25 | Yes that 's right er I er believe in fact I know because the Duke says so in the Racing Post today the reason he 's gone there is to get Adrian Maguire because Adrian has ridden him already in Ireland and the owner wanting to stick with Maguire which you ca n't blame him for |
| 26 | ‘ I was hoping someone would come , but I ca n't blame them for not waiting all this time . |
| 27 | You ca n't blame them for their nature . ’ |
| 28 | It would be nice if the NHS could do this , but you ca n't blame them for trying to raise money in other ways . |
| 29 | ‘ Ye ca n't blame us for trying . ’ |
| 30 | And he ca n't blame us for singing ‘ You 're Only Here For The Money etc ’ when we travel to Ewood Park . |