Example sentences of "ca [not/n't] always [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You ca n't always rely on a partner to do that for you . |
| 2 | In general , P-traps and S-traps are the best type to fit ; bottle traps , although compact and neat , ca n't always cope with large water flows and block more easily . |
| 3 | A little while ago children were expected to be down in the mines and underneath textile machinery , so they were n't actually treated as children , they were erm wager earners at a very low age , as soon as they could be walking they were doing a job , so I feel that we 're all children in fact , there is no great division between being a child and being an adult , and we in fact ca n't always cope with what 's happening and the shocks infect . |
| 4 | ‘ This one sounds quite promising , but of course I must see him first — one ca n't always tell from the application , he added primly . |
| 5 | ‘ But you ca n't always travel with the apple of your eye . ’ |
| 6 | be careful of the roads because a car ca n't erm ca n't always stop in time it 's up to you not to walk out in front of them cos they can say oh well you should be able to stop in time but in practice if you drove to be able to stop in time if somebody stepped out in front of you you 'd never above about five miles an hour you know ? you must sort of stick to the speed limits I do n't believe it we got gaining on the car in front . |
| 7 | She likes the company of young people and finds they often talk to her about things they ca n't always discuss at home . |
| 8 | ‘ We ca n't always apologize for the past . |