Example sentences of "i can not [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know , we 'll so we 've been quite a few times since , but I can not think of the name of it . |
| 2 | I can not comment on the devices available in other languages , but in Arabic , for instance , the particle qad may be used with the past tense of the verb to convey emphasis . |
| 3 | I can not comment on the evidence , but the Lord Advocate has made it extremely clear that the criminal proceedings are the result of an extremely brilliant , thorough and painstaking investigation by the Scottish police services and their colleagues , to whom I also pay tribute . |
| 4 | Obviously , I can not comment on the inquiry because of those investigations . |
| 5 | Unless she asks a more precise question about a particular regulator and a particular action , I can not comment on the detailed points that she makes . |
| 6 | I can not comment on the individual circumstances of the contracts . |
| 7 | I can not comment on the details , and I certainly can not promise a statement next week . |
| 8 | I can not vote for the banning of fox hunting on county council land as I see this as another attempt to limit freedom of choice . |
| 9 | My fees are competitive but I can not compete with the ‘ sweat shops ’ run by unqualified accountants who can bash out a ‘ set of accounts ’ for £200 . |
| 10 | ‘ I can not talk to the children about her . |
| 11 | I can not answer in the unconstrained sense in which my hon. Friend asked the question , but , clearly , we are prepared to play our part — bilaterally through the provision of know-how and technical assistance in appropriate matters and , of course , through the European Community to which we are a substantial subscriber . |
| 12 | I can not improve on the information that my right hon. Friend the Chancellor gave in his statements to the House yesterday and in the papers supporting the Budget . |
| 13 | ‘ I can not go to the syndics . |
| 14 | I do not have five roubles , therefore I can not go to the loo . |
| 15 | I can not go into the whole trial ; time is too short . |
| 16 | I can not go into the details of Mr. Hall 's case . |
| 17 | I can not cope with the pain , Spike thought . |
| 18 | But at the moment , I can not speak with the same feeling of achievement about caring for er , elderly , the elderly relative , whereas I think I can say with conviction we 've done quite a lot for those with small children . |
| 19 | ‘ I can not speak for the other 33 countries who are not here , but as for me , I would say if this happened in 1990 it would be good , ’ he added . |
| 20 | ‘ I can not speak for the gods , but for myself I say this . |
| 21 | Personally I am strongly committed to a primitive Christianity , but I know that I can not return to the total world-view of the primitive church . |
| 22 | In order to be a Christian and to continue the Great Battle against the Evil One , I can not return to the life and times of the New Testament church as if there had been no history in between . |
| 23 | I can not agree with the view that consulting Hansard will add so greatly to the cost of litigation , that on this ground alone we should refuse to do so . |
| 24 | I can not agree with the hon. Gentleman 's choice of best cricketer in the world , because I am a Glamorgan supporter , or with his preference for league rather than union rugby , because I am a Welshman by background . |
| 25 | For these reasons , I agree that these appeals should be allowed , although I can not agree on the main issue , for the discussion of which this further hearing was arranged . |
| 26 | but er , I can not understand on the road |
| 27 | There is one thing I can not understand about the Labour party policy . |
| 28 | I regret that I can not participate in the production on your track but will follow its release with interest . ’ |
| 29 | Because of the pressure of space , I can not enter into the arguments about whether Buddhism is a theistic religion , and how far it has moved away from its Hindu parent religion . |
| 30 | Juliet Stevenson quite believably conveys Paulina 's swings between level-headedness and hysteria but I can not join in the general chorus of ecstatic praise . |