Example sentences of "can n't [vb infin] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You ca n't isolate stress from the general management context . ’ |
| 2 | It ca n't draw power from the serial port , however . |
| 3 | Xircom does n't do any kind of battery pack and the adaptors ca n't draw power from the port itself — so you 're stuffed . |
| 4 | And she thought , quite calmly : this is n't good enough for me , I shall get further if I 'm pulled , I ca n't waste time in going first . |
| 5 | Anywhere , sir , I said , and ‘ I 'm afraid we ca n't serve alcohol before departure . ’ |
| 6 | I ca n't carry equipment for a youth club on my bicycle , so Paul used to pick me up in his car . ’ |
| 7 | You are the pleasures which we draw him on to — ( He escapes a fractional giggle but recovers immediately ) and by that I do n't mean your usual filth ; you ca n't treat royalty like people with normal perverted desires . |
| 8 | Pity they ca n't record video on this it would be quite amusing . |
| 9 | Oh gosh , ca n't bear think of that . |
| 10 | ‘ I ca n't bear picnicking on a slope . |
| 11 | You ca n't retain control of it at all . |
| 12 | Often she ca n't do PE at school and ca n't walk very far . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm sure she ca n't do justice to your designs . |
| 14 | But words ca n't do justice to Jan Ormerod 's wonderful animal pictures , which make each spread in this large-format picture a joy to look at . |
| 15 | I think we ca n't do justice to the point you 've raised in the time at our disposal , but it is a very important issue . |
| 16 | After a tenacious run through ‘ Ca n't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man ’ — a rather average ditty by PE 's high standards — Chuck D thankfully reappears , prompting the S1Ws , now dressed in standard military uniforms , to unleash a synchronised black power salute . |
| 17 | After a tenacious run through ‘ Ca n't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man ’ — a rather average ditty by PE 's high standards — Chuck D thankfully reappears , prompting the S1Ws , now dressed in standard military uniforms , to unleash a synchronised black power salute . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , you ca n't accuse Fishbane of being queer these days . ’ |
| 19 | I ca n't separate sex from old-fashioned feelings like love and affection . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ We felt it was a worthwhile cause as we ca n't stand cruelty to animals of any sort . |
| 21 | I ca n't stand tea with sugar in it . |
| 22 | WHAT sort of country is it where we are told we ca n't pay tribute to our heroes ? |
| 23 | He ca n't tell Dad about the deportation . |
| 24 | I ca n't pass judgment at the moment cos I du n no what it 's like |
| 25 | Dilemma of parents who ca n't forget tragedy of Hillsborough |
| 26 | You ca n't burn stuff on them either , can you ? |
| 27 | One solution is never to leave your home unoccupied again , but if you ca n't face life without holidays you could pay someone to be there when you are n't . |
| 28 | The reason why people sometimes think they ca n't shed weight on a strict calorie ration of 1,000 daily is that they are guessing at the weight — and thus the calorie content — of their portions of food , or forgetting to add in the calories provided by little items like the butter spread on that bread , or the milk in all those cups of tea ; or they fail to realize that innocent-looking things like that canned soft drink or glass of orange juice , or the mayonnaise coleslaw served in the office canteen ( 'Ca n't contain many calories — it 's salad , is n't it ! ' ) can add a sizeable number of calories to the daily total . |
| 29 | Those referred to at the beginning of this chapter , the dieters who think they ca n't shed weight on 1,000 calories a day , almost invariably belong to the can't-get-away-with-anything group and are not following the essential rules of calorie counting sufficiently strictly . |
| 30 | ‘ Anyway , you ca n't commit suicide with a twelve bore , although they 're always doing it in books . |