Example sentences of "can [not/n't] [adv] come " in BNC.
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| 1 | People ca n't even come up and ask for an autograph . |
| 2 | Do n't worry he 's not getting nothing for Christmas but a card and that 's it Ca n't even come and say hello , so bugger him ! |
| 3 | Of course he ca n't just come out with it . |
| 4 | You ca n't just come along one day and tell me who I 'll marry ! |
| 5 | But if he 's wrong I mean you ca n't just come back and be contentious if you 're wrong cos I mean otherwise you know it 's , it 's of no pr of no work . |
| 6 | Here , in ( ii ) , the utterance provides the clue : B has to go to Edinburgh ; thus if A and B are both far from Edinburgh ( and mutually know this ) , so that it will take the rest of the day to travel and do things there , then B is busy today ; sob is indirectly producing a reason why he or she ca n't easily come to see A , and in so doing can be understood to be refusing A's request . |
| 7 | stop worrying about you know , losing any try and put a couple of pounds on if you ca n't then come to us and we 'll find out what 's wrong |
| 8 | I think the problem with a clear remit I ca n't really come to terms with that , precisely , competitive . |
| 9 | ‘ He can not well come here . |
| 10 | It is supposed that thoughts can not just come and go , but need a person to think them . |
| 11 | I believe that the revolution can not just come and go but must be permanent , and it is our duty to further it . |