Example sentences of "ca not be [verb] [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ca n't be arsed to look that one up . |
| 2 | Although Quattro Pro 4 ca n't be said to make any task easier than in an equivalent Windows spreadsheet , what it does prove is that with very little limitation a DOS product can manage the same job as a Windows product any trouble at all . |
| 3 | He realizes that they ca n't , people ca n't be guaranteed to do this and he points out there are four different motivations that people might have that conflict with the er moral motivations . |
| 4 | Add proposed record spending levels on research and development , infrastructure , education , enterprise zones and job training , as well as real estate and profamily incentives , and there may well be good reason to fear that the overall budget deficit may be the constraint that yields if spending cuts ca n't be found to finance all of these initiatives . |
| 5 | I ca n't be bothered to do that . |
| 6 | ( Many managers ca n't be bothered to do any research and therefore make decisions they can hardly support . ) |
| 7 | I ca n't be bothered to do this . |
| 8 | I ca n't be bothered to answer that , throw it away erm |
| 9 | And said , so it 's completely anonymous and all that and he said oh I ca n't be bothered to send that in , so he chucked it in the bin and they phoned him up and said why have n't you sent your form in ? |