Example sentences of "ca n't [verb] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 But you ca n't eat him either , sir !
2 no , no , ca n't eat it yet
3 Ca n't eat it properly
4 It 's abso , I ca n't eat it now
5 Sadly this is only really possible in PageMaker as Ventura 's rulers are defined and whilst you can set up vertical grids in XPress you ca n't change them once defined .
6 But what use are visions if you ca n't transcribe them so others can make some sense of them ?
7 I 'm sorry I ca n't serve you now but I 'll get back to the bar as soon as I can .
8 ‘ But when he ca n't carry you any longer , I do hope you will still come up here to visit us . ’
9 Erm i it was strange I know , I ca n't explain it logically , it was just we we certainly we felt in the office that we would somehow know if and when it was gon na happen .
10 I ca n't explain it any further . ’
11 I ca n't explain it more than that .
12 I ca n't explain it really , it was just that they got a big massive .
13 " Well , we ca n't treat you as homeless because you are a joint tenant .
14 She ca n't manage it yet .
15 If you ca n't manage it twice a week in a part of the country which has n't seen any action since the Wars Of The Roses , what hope is there for the rest of us ?
16 ‘ I like to go down to the Albert Dock but I ca n't manage it very well without the scooter . ’
17 That 's right , and I think that erm , yes , there 's a notion that I find useful in talking to students that we all have a comfort zone , there are all things that we know about , that we know how to do and if anything comes up — I mean in business it might be accountancy , we do n't all know how to handle figures , and so that 's an area that we 've hived off in that area and we all know that when we do that we are , as it were , giving up a bit ; we 're saying ‘ well , I ca n't manage I just do n't have I ca n't do that , it 's not for me ’ .
18 I ca n't wear it now .
19 ‘ The Countess of Anjou ca n't hurt you now .
20 If you ca n't start it soon we 'll have to jump for it . ’
21 ‘ I thought the idea of a fixed IQ rating was out of date now , that the latest reports from educationists say you ca n't measure it exactly . ’
22 No you ca n't wash it here
23 You ca n't avoid it now , even if it is n't the clean , pure vindication that you desired . ’
24 Ca n't picture them here , somehow . ’
25 As he was drawn towards the Eye the terror-struck Rincewind raised the box protectively , and at the same time heard the picture imp say , ‘ They 're about ripe now , ca n't hold them any longer .
26 ‘ Curse this arm , ’ he said , ‘ I ca n't hold you properly or make love to you .
27 I ca n't express it properly .
28 ‘ I 've put a spare toothbrush in there for you , but otherwise I ca n't offer you much in the way of beauty aids . ’
29 That 's something that we do have to work on and I ca n't emphasize it too strongly .
30 Oliver ca n't reach it there .
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