Example sentences of "can not [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Fiver , you ca n't sit crying here . |
| 2 | You will have read enough apparently contradictory facts about what you can and ca n't eat to drive you to drink ( or chocolates , cakes , cheese sandwiches or whatever constitutes your particular downfall ) . |
| 3 | " I ca n't pretend to admire your taste . |
| 4 | It 's also interesting for the odd solo — listen to The Who 's I Ca n't Explain to see what I mean . |
| 5 | I says on a night-time , I said , you know , she ca n't leave her home now , I said , she ca n't manage to put coal on fire , and she ca n't manage to get up up to eat and drink and that , I said , I do n't mind dropping off and taking me turn on the night-time but I mean , but it 's hard , it 's hard with me with kids every night . |
| 6 | I says on a night-time , I said , you know , she ca n't leave her home now , I said , she ca n't manage to put coal on fire , and she ca n't manage to get up up to eat and drink and that , I said , I do n't mind dropping off and taking me turn on the night-time but I mean , but it 's hard , it 's hard with me with kids every night . |
| 7 | I think we 'll do without our Rice Krispies , if we ca n't manage to get some . |
| 8 | I said , we 'll have to do without our Rice Krispies , if we ca n't manage to get any . |
| 9 | But , as one ex-councillor puts it , ‘ If he ca n't manage to present the Labour Party in new colours in his own constituency , what hope has he of doing it in the country ? ’ |
| 10 | However , people do often need more than just a diet , as there may be psychological reasons why they ca n't manage to stay slim . ’ |
| 11 | There 's more of the giant baby who has a neat vocabulary but still ca n't manage to stay upright , more discussions and observations on life in general , and yet another head-to-head where talking at cross purposes is turned into an art form . |
| 12 | I ca n't wear rinking boots with that now , can I ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It ca n't hurt to ask . ’ |
| 14 | It ca n't hurt to tell . ’ |
| 15 | Ca n't hurt to try , she thought , unjacking her computer with one claw while the other typed four letters . |
| 16 | Why , I mean it might not be worth anything , I mean , you know , it 's a value , you ca n't , you ca n't start influencing them about money to early , because it 's the value benefit of that that they 're really looking at . |
| 17 | ‘ Here , you ca n't start using that thing ! ’ |
| 18 | No , you ca n't start using real people ! |
| 19 | I ca n't start drawing conclusions until I 'm given some data . ’ |
| 20 | Every erm pitchfork must come out one You ca n't start fighting and and pulling it against the grain otherwise you you would be in trouble . |
| 21 | You ca n't start making approaches to landowners and other people who live round about until the decision has been made by the working party whether to go out for consultation or not . |
| 22 | He 's infiltrated the group and is buying regular small doses but he ca n't start asking questions too soon . ’ |
| 23 | When you cram people into flat-warrens , they ca n't start running around poking their nose in every time they hear a noise next door . |
| 24 | ‘ Young people ca n't fail to realise that house prices are cheaper in real terms than at any time since 1970 and interest rates are ridiculously low . |
| 25 | The sensuous mouth ca n't fail to put you under starter 's orders ? ’ |
| 26 | ( A fact that ca n't fail to affect the resale value of cars bought today that have no emission control . ) |
| 27 | If you want to achieve it badly enough you ca n't fail to succeed ! |
| 28 | Then the scary concave wall and overhangs taken by Bow Wall ca n't fail to impress . |
| 29 | After all , when racism takes the form of violence , they ca n't fail to recognise it as an attack on themselves , and part of a value system they can not go along with . |
| 30 | If you have persistence and courage , you ca n't fail to win and Oscar is one of the most convincing winners I have ever met . |