Example sentences of "ca [not/n't] [pron] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ca n't they do that ? |
| 2 | And they want to know why … ’ cos the other children have got them and why ca n't they have this and why ca n't they do this … it 's hard , it 's really hard on them . |
| 3 | And they want to know why … ’ cos the other children have got them and why ca n't they have this and why ca n't they do this … it 's hard , it 's really hard on them . |
| 4 | Ca n't we trigger another arrears letter ? |
| 5 | Listen to me , Sarella — ca n't we forget all the things we said in the heat of the moment — ’ |
| 6 | Why ca n't we do that ? |
| 7 | They 're going We still have n't , ca n't we do some more ? |
| 8 | ‘ Ca n't we explain all this to someone ? ’ said Bobbie . |
| 9 | ‘ Ca n't we settle this constitutionally , with a debate and a referendum ? ’ |
| 10 | Oh , ca n't we work this out ? |
| 11 | It 's because she ca n't we get all these divorces . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Ca n't we get that information from your people ? ’ |
| 13 | Ca n't we get some money from somewhere else ? |
| 14 | Ca n't we save that woman ? |
| 15 | Ca n't we share this bed ? ’ |
| 16 | And said , Oh ca n't we have some . |
| 17 | ca n't we have some violence |
| 18 | ‘ Why the hell ca n't we have some proper light in here ? ’ he complained as he strode in , snapping on the electric lights and going round dousing the candles . |
| 19 | Ca n't anyone get this stinking wire off me ? " |
| 20 | Ca n't someone bring some sense into this ridiculous situation before the governors who took up the challenge after the Government 's much-advertised campaign to persuade people to do the work , and those who served faithfully for many long years , resign en masse ? |
| 21 | Ca n't you do that ? |
| 22 | Why ca n't you do that , instead of being so … so destructive . |
| 23 | Ca n't you do that ? |
| 24 | Ca n't you do any smokable models ? |
| 25 | Accepting that the calculations can take years to complete , he asked : ‘ If we can spend 10 years on an experiment , why ca n't you do these calculations ? ’ |
| 26 | Ca n't you eat any more ? |
| 27 | The people that do the most will always find time to do more , the B types , well ca n't you fit that in , you know . |
| 28 | But it created a demand , and we manufacturers , well come on lads , ca n't you make these ? |
| 29 | ‘ Ca n't you manage more than a grand ? |
| 30 | Why ca n't you forget these ordinary things ? |