Example sentences of "[pers pn] can not [vb infin] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One objection , however , is so obvious that I can not leave the matter there . |
| 2 | ‘ But I can not leave the children alone . ’ |
| 3 | But I can not leave the children . ’ |
| 4 | Yet I can not relinquish the Situation without expressing my Obligation for your appointment though the Emolument fell short of what I was taught to expect . |
| 5 | My right hon. Friend the Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup ( Mr. Heath ) echoed Harold Macmillan 's theme when he spoke to the House on 28 October 1971 : ’ I can not over-emphasise the importance the scale and quality of the decision whether we are going to decide that Western Europe should now move along the path to real unity our decision tonight will vitally affect the sort of world in which we British people and many generations to come will live their lives ’ . |
| 6 | Here 's Darwin saying in a letter to a friend Heaven forfend me from Lamarck nonsense of a tendency to progression and indeed , Darwin 's view was the contrary to this , and here 's another quote from Darwin , after long reflection , I can not avoid the conviction that no innate tendency to development exists . |
| 7 | So I think we geologists should not be too bashful to theorise on the basis of purely geological evidence , and I can not avoid the conclusion that at least some of the enigmas I have been discussing may have an origin in the climate . |
| 8 | Before any fluttering expectations begin to arise in the minds or breasts — I do not mind which it is — of Opposition Members , I should say that I can not advise the House to write the two clauses into the Bill , because they deal , for example , with administrative matters such as a once-off requirement for a report to be made to Parliament — new clause 2 — and the keeping of a custody record — new clause 10 — that should not be set down in primary legislation . |
| 9 | Certainly I can not perceive the electron directly . |
| 10 | On this I can not resolve the conflict between the various affidavits . |
| 11 | I can not endure the thought of marriage , even with a person of equal or superior degree to myself , and have declined several proposals of that kind . |
| 12 | I may not have much to bequeath , but I can not endure the thought of my loved ones squabbling over my best earrings . |
| 13 | I can not forget the visits I paid to Norwich and sat quietly in the reconstructed cell of Julian the hermitess of Norwich , meditating on the Sixteen Shewings of Divine Love which she received in May 1373 . |
| 14 | I have some difficulty in distinguishing between the parliamentary popinjays , or whatever they call themselves — the Pattens , the Patties and the patsies — I can not tell the difference . |
| 15 | I now admit that I can not tell the difference — but to hell with it , the sauce is so good ! |
| 16 | And he was fain to acknowledge the tenant 's insistence that the bargain was sacrosanct : ‘ I can not much saie against that ; but yet I perceaue I shalbe a losser still by this bargaine , thowghe I can not tell the reason why ’ More prosaically , landownership was hedged about by varying degrees of limitation resulting from the security of customary tenures , accompanied as often as not by inelasticity of rents . |
| 17 | I can not tell the farming community that this will be a short negotiation . |
| 18 | I can not make the connection between Mowbray 's fall and these fragments of evidence . ’ |
| 19 | If , on the other hand , I abandon my claim to have known yesterday , I can not make the claim to know today . |
| 20 | If I can not make the time myself it might still be worth paying Dessie Clancy and his lad . ’ |
| 21 | As I can not move the tank or the window , is there any algae eating fish like a plecostomus which will survive in brackish water ? |
| 22 | I regret that I can not quote the Minister exactly , but I am sure that he will tell me if my paraphrase is inaccurate . |
| 23 | I can not stress the importance of individual fund raising efforts enough . |
| 24 | The first intimation of it came out of the blue , but I can not ignore the fact that she has persisted in it . |
| 25 | ‘ I can not give the money until my doubts are resolved . |
| 26 | I regret I can not give the petitioner relief . |
| 27 | Although I can not give the House any good news on that score tonight , I can say that we are considering the matter . |
| 28 | Now I can not bear the darkness and have to keep on relighting the candle , fumbling for the matches in the total darkness . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , do n't take too long , girl , because I can not bear the atmosphere in this house much longer . ’ |
| 30 | I can not block the stimming . |