Example sentences of "can [adv] [verb] your [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And do n't worry if you ca n't eat your pud . |
| 2 | If we ca n't eat your food , we might as well die . ’ |
| 3 | Good grooming reaps instant benefits and , while you ca n't change your looks overnight or develop instant muscle , a sophisticated scent will speak millions for your confidence . |
| 4 | I mean , they ca n't change your skin can they ? |
| 5 | ‘ Copper Blue ’ , meanwhile , is released on September 7 and features nine tracks including ‘ Changes ’ , live favourite ‘ Helpless ’ and a new version of ‘ If I Ca n't Change Your Mind ’ . |
| 6 | Virtually every track is a winner , though it 's the optimistic ones which shine through initially , like the recent ( prophetic ) single ‘ Changes ’ with its sinewy lead guitar line , and Side Two 's poppy ‘ If I Ca n't Change Your Mind ’ . |
| 7 | There are still glimpses of Mould 's feeling of uselessness — if not with himself , then with his relationship with other people , borne out by the aforementioned ‘ If I Ca n't Change Your Mind ’ and the earlier ‘ Helpless ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ You ca n't change your mind at this point , ’ said my mother , carefully reasonable , and ignoring this imbecile talk of nuns . |
| 9 | I know you never considered Madeleine was the right girl for me and no one in this whole world knows me as well as you do , so I ca n't ignore your opinion , even though I 'd like to . |
| 10 | Steve has a proverb for us : ‘ There 's a cliché about film criticism that says you ca n't talk your way out of a belly laugh or an erection . |
| 11 | ‘ You ca n't treble your staff to compete , so we have to throw the resources of The Daily Telegraph behind it , ’ an executive said . |
| 12 | A deadlock can only be opened with a key so a thief can not smash a pane of glass and open the door ; or if he gets in through a window , he ca n't carry your property out through the door . |
| 13 | Yeah but you ca n't lift your foot up . |
| 14 | Ca n't wear your shoes ! |
| 15 | You , you ca n't wash your hair for about er when you have extensions |
| 16 | you ca n't wash your hair for about two months or something like that . |
| 17 | So you ca n't wash your hair , right , and put the conditioner in it ? |
| 18 | So I 'm I 'm not only going to be asking the conference office about what 's there , but I 'm going to be going and asking individuals even if we ca n't record your keynote speech here , will you be able to record us interviews , will you be able to record us whatever else . |
| 19 | Mm , erm , yeah , you ca n't adjust your life style by killing a couple of kids , |
| 20 | You ca n't harass your debtor with demands which , because of their frequency or manner , will cause him or his family alarm , distress or humiliation . |
| 21 | I ca n't reach your pump . |
| 22 | My mind refused to clear and I felt delirious , like in a dream where everything slows down and you ca n't reach your destination . |
| 23 | The advantage of the professional help ( i.e. from the yard owner or manager ) is that it is guaranteed ; you know you wo n't get a panicky phone call saying ‘ Sorry , I ca n't do your horse because my car 's broken down/the kids are ill . ’ |
| 24 | No , I ca n't do your homework ! |
| 25 | Other documentation you receive and certainly is this one and you ca n't do your job without that and that 's a blank of of the layout . |
| 26 | you read the Guinness Book of Records or watch ‘ Mastermind ’ on TV or ca n't do your children 's homework or lose at ‘ Trivial Pursuit ’ . |
| 27 | And I ca n't stand your treachery and deceit ! |
| 28 | If you ca n't bring your chair over . |
| 29 | That you ca n't pay your bills ? ’ |
| 30 | Now you ca n't tell your clients this will happen , but Abbey will do , obviously like , like any life assurance company there is goodwill in that . |