Example sentences of "ca [adv] [vb infin] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh I , well the thing is he I ca n't cook chips Lyn if I 'm doing it , it 's not fair is it ? |
| 2 | ‘ I am sorry , but I ca n't sanction holiday money . ’ |
| 3 | I ca n't bother Madame Gebrec this evening , she 's far too upset . |
| 4 | I do n't think there 's any need to talk down to people , but you ca n't assume specialist knowledge . ’ |
| 5 | We ca n't measure transport use in cities . ’ |
| 6 | If you ca n't avoid nylon carpet spray it lightly with water to reduce any static build up . |
| 7 | Well that 's no good cos you ca n't spell sex maniac |
| 8 | ‘ People come on to the show with IQs which ca n't reach room temperature . |
| 9 | I ca n't bear Mrs Howard to go . |
| 10 | ‘ So , strictly speaking , you ca n't corroborate Miss Ladram 's account , can you ? ’ |
| 11 | Ca n't do fairy cakes . |
| 12 | No I ca n't do fairy cakes . |
| 13 | Well she ca n't do speech therapy cos she needs |
| 14 | Erm , it definitely does , is it , you ca n't do screen dumps without |
| 15 | Your body — even if it ca n't do Mr Kent 's maths tests or win the high jump — remains something that modern science can not copy . |
| 16 | Mummy ca n't do chain stitch . ’ |
| 17 | No you ca n't stay Thursday night cos I go out . |
| 18 | Course you ca n't stay Saturday night can you ? |
| 19 | Ca n't stand Ian Botham |
| 20 | I ca n't stand Jimmy Young . |
| 21 | Mrs ca n't stand Neil Kinnock you know |
| 22 | For scent , you ca n't beat Daphne odora ‘ Alba ’ with its winter flowers that smell of roses . |
| 23 | Finally , the union are now adopting the ‘ Twickers line of ‘ when you ca n't beat Mike Burton , join him ’ . |
| 24 | I 've only got three X squared plus two there but you ca n't differentiate whit respect to three X squared plus two and then say you actually done it with respect to X . |
| 25 | East African Asians told me that West Indians sometimes behave as though they are superior to Asians , because Asians are religious or because Asians ca n't speak English well . |
| 26 | If , like many of us , you ca n't lay hand son the exact title and date of publication DO NOT be deterred but add contextualising detail of the kind which will help librarians as well as researchers to locate the item eg , size ( in a great fat book ) ; colour ( bluey-green cover with photos … ) ; age ( quite old now I suppose , have n't seen it in bookshops for ages … ) . |
| 27 | Please do n't send originals as we ca n't send material back . |
| 28 | As I live in Liverpool , I ca n't make Elland Road , but I would be able to go to Anfield . |
| 29 | I ca n't make Yorkshire pudding like Myra 's , you know . ’ |
| 30 | You ca n't make eye contact if you 're speaking to a piece of paper . |