Example sentences of "it you ca n't [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Her room smells funny , like an old jar with something sticky and brown in it you ca n't tell what it is . ’ |
| 2 | As it is , it excites comment and , to coin an old tabloid favourite phrase , ‘ Love it or hate it you ca n't ignore it . ’ |
| 3 | Most people say say you ca n't do it you ca n't do that can you go on . |
| 4 | I 've no idea how much they cost , but whatever 's left over will go towards the kitchen scissors — rather mundane I know but one of those things that 's not exactly necessary but once you 've got it you ca n't do without ! |
| 5 | I mean my impression is that the resource has come in on this , I mean extra staffing , I mean you need it you ca n't do it without , |
| 6 | Why is it you ca n't do this , eh ? |
| 7 | But when it comes down to it you ca n't do it can you ? |
| 8 | I mean unless somebody 's living in it you ca n't go in the evenings in the winter can you ? |
| 9 | So once you 've done it you ca n't sell any more even though there are two or three people in the wings saying can I go into it . |
| 10 | Some of it you ca n't keep int office and |
| 11 | How is it you ca n't find it ? ’ |
| 12 | An and the other thing is of course , when I first started going on it you ca n't read while you 're on it |
| 13 | And if you think about it you ca n't get a much bigger turn out than that . |
| 14 | And coming off valium was a lot harder because you do n't realize that when you 're on it you ca n't get back off it again . |
| 15 | The rowing boat near the weir — only this time they had gone too far and Uncle Albert was not strong enough to row them back to safety ; the study at Uncle Albert 's house looking warm and friendly and inviting ; the professor beetle shouting rude instructions at some little beetles that had got into difficulty ; again a glimpse of her uncle 's study ; then a turnstile — one of those that only turn one way , so once you have passed through it you ca n't get back ; playful light beams now shrieking with fear as they hurtle past the window to their destruction ; walking up the down-escalator and not being able to get anywhere ; yet another brief snatch of the study … |
| 16 | Now , you can see that coin down there , if you look carefully , you can see it you ca n't get it , you know where it is , it has n't gone through a hole into the centre of the earth it has n't , sort of , disappeared into outer space , you know exactly where it is , the chances are you could pin point it within a few inches of where i , even if you ca n't see it you know where it is , but you ca n't get at it to you , it 's lost you know it 's geographic location , you know when it went there , you know everything about it , you only thing is you ca n't get at it ! |