Example sentences of "can [adv] [vb infin] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Foggerty says he ca n't devote sufficient time to it , so we 've made no progress there . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's simple : we ca n't win this time . |
| 3 | I ca n't remember last time I had best butter . |
| 4 | ‘ Daddy would have loved to have come as I said , but he just ca n't get any time off at all at the moment . |
| 5 | Ca n't get any time off , they wo n't let you take it off , two days I get . |
| 6 | Well I ca n't take any time off until after the exams , once the exams are over |
| 7 | If you said well you ca n't apply this time , you may be able to in three years time but pragmatists they like something that they can take away and then put into practice straight away and they can try out . |
| 8 | Finally , I ca n't let this time of year go by without thanking each and every one of our staff for their important contribution in 1992 . |
| 9 | ‘ Life is n't going to be very pleasant over the next couple of days if we ca n't spend any time together without arguing . ’ |
| 10 | First of all , you ca n't work full time , even if you want |
| 11 | These people are called merchandisers and their activities provide support to traditional salespeople , who can thus spend more time selling . |
| 12 | It is a pity that we can not spend more time just looking at some of the issues — for example , clause 28 , which is quite important — which affect adult education . |
| 13 | it can still take some time on occasions to start , presumably to get petrol up into the carburettor . |
| 14 | If a buyer ca n't be found for Viz , Chris hopes to employ extra staff so he can simply take more time off . |