Example sentences of "can [adv] [pron] just [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | Why ca n't they just ransom me ? |
2 | Why ca n't they just tell you ? |
3 | Ca n't they just trim them ? ’ |
4 | Er , why ca n't they just look at , er do a means test for child benefit ? |
5 | So why , why , why ca n't you just erm why ca n't they just take a bit off everybody in that case and , and inflict the same degree ? |
6 | Yet there 's nothing sordid to it , so why ca n't they just accept that Rosemary made a terrible mistake and married a rotter . |
7 | Ca n't we just stay in and play ? |
8 | ‘ Ca n't we just leave it ? ’ |
9 | Ca n't we just do a premium holiday on them ? |
10 | Why ca n't we just have them in a loose-leaf binder with dividers in , and let the engineer decide how to hold documentation together ? |
11 | Ca n't we just back it along a bit so that Andrew can you know |
12 | ‘ Ca n't we just try , Crilly ? ’ |
13 | ‘ Ca n't we just seize on each other . |
14 | Ca n't we just put a clause |
15 | ‘ Then ca n't you just give in gracefully and save us all a lot of trouble ? ’ |
16 | Well ca n't you just talk cos it 's not long , just a couple of minutes just talk before you revise for a little while ? |
17 | card ca n't you just go stra buy and just write a cheque out and go straight in ? |
18 | ‘ What I mean is , why ca n't you just admit that it was wonderfully exciting to fuck somebody else ? ’ |
19 | Ca n't you just tell me what it is ? |
20 | Ca n't you just leave me alone for God 's sake ? ’ |
21 | Why ca n't you just leave me alone ? ’ |
22 | ‘ Why ca n't you just leave me alone ? ’ |
23 | Why ca n't you just leave me alone ? ’ |
24 | Why ca n't you just leave it on ? |
25 | ‘ Ca n't you just build a new bridge then ? ’ |
26 | Why ca n't you just stay home forever , daddy ? |
27 | ‘ Pat , dear , ca n't you just decide to give up drink , ca n't that be part of the new life you 're always talking about ? |
28 | ‘ Ca n't you just explain that to your editor ? |
29 | ‘ Ca n't you just do the work you 're paid for ? ’ |
30 | Ca n't you just do a find ? |