Example sentences of "ca not [vb infin] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , I ca n't pretend I know what that means . ’ |
| 2 | I ca n't think I need those |
| 3 | ‘ The problem is that half of us think we 're British anyway , so we ca n't complain I guess . ’ |
| 4 | You ca n't complain I do n't tell you things . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ You ca n't leave me to enter the lion 's den alone ! |
| 6 | ‘ You ca n't mean me to use the bushes ! ’ |
| 7 | Sometimes I ca n't sleep I get that cold . |
| 8 | ‘ They ca n't make me go there . ’ |
| 9 | " I wo n't go , you ca n't make me go ! " |
| 10 | You ca n't make me go back with you . |
| 11 | The guy holds tight to his pistol but he ca n't make me move my knee . |
| 12 | You ca n't make me do anything against my will ! ’ |
| 13 | You may be responsible for my being here , but you ca n't make me stay . ’ |
| 14 | Then with greater determination , ‘ You ca n't make me stay here . ’ |
| 15 | Playtex Secrets Lycra-control underwear ( even if they ca n't make me look like Ulrika ) |
| 16 | I ca n't hide , I ca n't hide I think I put new actually . |
| 17 | ‘ But you ca n't give me presents as well . |
| 18 | ‘ One ca n't give cast-iron guarantees , just as you ca n't give me guarantees about my safety if I was to go to Birmingham , ’ Mr Thomas replied . |
| 19 | ‘ You ca n't stop me leaving ! ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You ca n't stop me leaving ! ’ she erupted defensively . |
| 21 | ‘ I know what you did , you ca n't stop me saying so . ’ |
| 22 | Since they ca n't stop me doing that , I 've made my views on Welsh rugby very clear . |
| 23 | You ca n't expect me to take the blame for it ! |
| 24 | What people make of them is their business , and if they have something to hide then you ca n't expect me to weep for them . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ You ca n't expect me to go hefting bowls of boiling water . |
| 26 | " You ca n't expect me to agree with you on every single thing , Papa , " he said , keeping his voice low so that it did not carry to Senator Sherman and his sons , who were strung out in single file on their ponies behind them . |
| 27 | ‘ I 've given you the facts , gentlemen ; you ca n't expect me to do your embroidery for you . ’ |
| 28 | But you ca n't expect me to stand here meekly … ’ |
| 29 | But you ca n't expect me to cut myself off from my friends , ’ she said . |
| 30 | ‘ You ca n't expect me to believe this sob story ! ’ |