Example sentences of "ca not [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 You ca n't sit any money .
2 Oh and I ca n't eat that bread and butter now .
3 I ca n't eat this meat !
4 Mum , I ca n't eat this bit this bit up there .
5 ‘ What d' you call this poncin' pap then ? ’ he raged , ‘ I ca n't eat this muck . ’
6 big like gun in like a staple thing it was , but it was a la , it was an extended one , fitted inside this rubber hose and then , clamp it and they only have a little bit of stomach left so they ca n't eat proper meals
7 ‘ You ca n't eat damp bread .
8 He still ca n't draw any correlation between this project and the BIPS-1 work being done out at DEC 's Western Research Lab ( UX No 394 ) .
9 Even if they ca n't inflict any wounds they can still swamp him with weight of numbers .
10 ‘ You ca n't bet both ways on a two-horse race , ’ Dickinson objected .
11 I ca n't shake that comparison : the way his skin glistens , the soft-packed oozing quality that he exudes .
12 Until I know why Albie died , I ca n't wrap this business up .
13 He said , ‘ Of course , we ca n't waste good food . ’
14 We ca n't waste precious resources at this unearthly hour . ’
15 I it is actually , perhaps rather obvious you ca n't carry two guns and a shield .
16 You ca n't explain that sort of thing to people , though .
17 Well , she said , right , she said , er , he ca n't cash that cheque because his account 's in Ireland , so can you get him out the cash instead .
18 And you ca n't manage that broccoli as well ?
19 Yeah , the Really Wild Show yeah She ca n't manage normal size
20 " You ca n't wear that hat , " Enid says .
21 The violet , the green , the red in my collection , they 're all underlined in beige — neutrals are still the foundation and women who ca n't wear strong colours should n't even try .
22 Now I ca n't wear any colour but black .
23 I ca n't wear soft shoes and a skirt .
24 ‘ I ca n't wear soft shoes and a skirt .
25 'Cos , like , just 'cos you 're gettin' on a bit does n't mean you ca n't wear fab gear an' pull groovy chicks an' that .
26 See she ca n't wear high heels .
27 So the Essex-based producer responsible for this week 's fastest-rising hit , Do n't You Want Me , ca n't perform lucrative concerts or go on TV in case his bosses see him .
28 But we ca n't sacrifice these girls on the altar of a sacrosanct secularity which , in my view , needs to be urgently redefined and adapted to a multiracial society . ’
29 Your dog ca n't prevent unwanted litters .
30 If the entire resources of the western world ca n't prevent this fatwa , then what hope is there ? ’
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