Example sentences of "can [adv] you [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found among my mother 's papers when she died a letter from my grandfather which must have wrung her heart for years after his death : ‘ … ca n't you spare a moment to write to your poor old Dad … ‘ |
| 2 | Ca n't you do a a select ? |
| 3 | Ca n't you do the main this way ? |
| 4 | Why ca n't you avoid the magistrates court in this case ? |
| 5 | currant bun so why ca n't you eat an electric current ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Ca n't you handle the fact that I prefer Callum 's company to yours ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Steve McQueen 's really groovy , Mom — ca n't you make a picture with him ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ … and why ca n't you make the fire up properly ! ’ |
| 9 | Ca n't you make the cake and then cut it ? |
| 10 | ‘ Ca n't you stand a little teasing ? ’ |
| 11 | Ca n't you stand the fact that I 'm seeing you as a fallible human being instead of the flawless cardboard cut-out you like to pretend to be ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ That was patchouli oil , Mom , ca n't you tell the difference ? |
| 13 | Why ca n't you tell the police about him ? ’ |
| 14 | Ca n't you smell the poison on him already ? ’ |
| 15 | Well ca n't you send the , the handy craft in the little room Joe ? |
| 16 | Flesh dollies like Sheri Dean and the Sobell Skaters brought out a disc entitled ‘ Make Someone Happy ( this Christmas ) ’ which exhorted us to ‘ spread the word and light the lights , ca n't you feel the town is bright ? ’ |
| 17 | Ca n't you see a reincarnated Grace lashing the Long Room with scorn and fury on hearing the vapid 68 words that purported to explain this summer 's vilest scandal . |
| 18 | Ca n't you see the boy 's badly hurt . |
| 19 | Ca n't you see the difference ? |
| 20 | ‘ Ca n't you see the scale of it , now ? |
| 21 | " Ca n't you see the muddle it 's going to make ? |
| 22 | ‘ You 've hurt him enough as it is ; ca n't you see the state of his face ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Come on darling , ca n't you see the funny side ? |
| 24 | ‘ Ca n't you see the weakness of our argument , Master ? |
| 25 | Why ca n't you see the point in throwing a javelin ? |
| 26 | Well why ca n't you get a black doll ? |
| 27 | I did mention that er I 'm a retired tax inspector and I 'm very long retired , I 've been retired for thirteen years , thoroughly enjoying it , hope you too but your first questions w must be what the devil am I doing thirteen years retired tax inspector talking to you on a technical subject , why on earth ca n't you get the real thing ? |
| 28 | Quiss scowled and said , " Why ca n't you get the food to us while it 's still hot ? " |
| 29 | ‘ Ca n't you get an emergency payment of some sort ? ’ |
| 30 | Ooh for goodness sake ca ca n't you write a cheque out for that David ! |