Example sentences of "ca n't [adv] [vb infin] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , Dr Rydell ca n't yet test this idea as he does n't know where his bats roost in the spring and autumn , but his case is supported by the behaviour of another insectivorous bat , the parti-coloured bat , in Denmark . |
| 2 | No , but er I ca n't just do this with it ! |
| 3 | I 'm sorry , Dad , but I ca n't just let this thing pass — sit back and pretend it has n't happened . |
| 4 | At erm , summer camp , when I came last year as well , there were sisters , and the oldest one was about twelve , the next one was about ten , and the next one was about eight and they they were half cast , I 'm not qu quite sure , the their mother was sort of , she 's dark , she 's sort of half cast , and they 've got , they all very very attractive girls , with such lovely hair , just corkscrew , it 's really lovely , and they come out the erm , swimming pool and they bring their their erm , shampoo and their conditioner with them , and do I ca n't just see this the family look . |
| 5 | If you ca n't easily remember this , just close your eyes for a moment and recall a time when you felt really well . |
| 6 | ‘ Look , Bea , I feel like a shit as a matter of fact , but I ca n't live like this - . |
| 7 | On scheduled passages , of course , you ca n't always do this , but Mr. Andrew and his father before him knew the trade so well that they generally managed it . |
| 8 | You actually have a sense of style , there are three different sections to that description and you have , and there is actually some repetition involved erm , by by starting each , by by this reference to the sight , the smell , the touch , and you have to , and and that 's the kind of sty stylistic element that you have to incorporate into your version and I put a note at the bottom too , that there are times when you ca n't totally update this kind of work . |
| 9 | You ca n't possibly do this job , ’ but his cases were always brought to a conclusion in the minimum time and , more importantly , with the minimum expense . |
| 10 | My Cousin Vinny Even Joe Pesci 's considerable talents ca n't quite lift this mildly diverting comedy about two New York kids accused of a murder they did n't commit . |
| 11 | I ca n't quite understand this . |
| 12 | they ca n't actually do this , if they 're going to do it and we 're certainly not encouraging them to do it , but if they 're going to do it then there 's no reason why they could n't do it with adults . |
| 13 | It 's a good way to do it to if you think , Oh I ca n't really handle this going on here , put all your noughts on and then you can work out what they come to . |
| 14 | In fact , as Christmas has been disappointing here I ca n't really foresee this year being much better than 1992 . ’ |