Example sentences of "can not [vb infin] [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ I ca n't think what else to call it , ’ he snapped . |
| 4 | I ca n't think what else to write . |
| 5 | ‘ I ca n't think what suddenly got into him . |
| 6 | ‘ It ca n't do anyone any harm , so do n't worry . ’ |
| 7 | Yeah Do you want sheet , no I wo n't press enter yet , ca n't do it now printing type escape to stop now it 's alright , I 'll wait On it 's side at the top of the page and everything never did any computing . |
| 8 | Of course , the real reason is that 900 of his constituents work at Rothmans and he fears for his majority but he ca n't bring himself actually to say so . |
| 9 | Er we ca n't tell them how to use the money , we presume they will do that , erm this is a significant increase on the amount that the Conservatives seem to be suggesting which is just I think deputy heads so there are a hundred and forty thousand er deputy heads to go . |
| 10 | I ca n't say she was pleased or overjoyed , but she said , ‘ You 're at the age where I ca n't tell you not to do it . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I ca n't tell it not to do what a nome tells it to do . |
| 12 | I ca n't split it again look at the size of that line I 'm gon na have to oh yeah I see what you mean . |
| 13 | Ah then mine ca n't complain they usually have no water no . |
| 14 | all of that , I ca n't psyche myself up to yank it out , so |
| 15 | You ca n't leave it there to get cold ! |
| 16 | If you do n't know what you want to communicate you ca n't make anyone else understand . |
| 17 | Chris refuses to do something I 'm afraid when somebody 's already done three quarters of the work , you ca n't put somebody on to do the last quarter . |
| 18 | are you be able to tell us would that page at twenty six m , eighty five be part of the original brochure or part of something which erm was later brought out ? , looking at the type and the print in the brochure , if you ca n't help us just say |
| 19 | But erm quite frankly I ca n't see myself ever getting given the same sort of circumstances . |
| 20 | I ca n't see me ever catching up … ( pointing to a nearby block of flats ) … see that dump over there ? |
| 21 | it 's , it 's fair do all together anyway I ca n't see me ever painting a car again |
| 22 | I ca n't see us not scoring against Rangers . |
| 23 | But I ca n't see us not scoring . ’ |
| 24 | ca n't see us ever having a compact disc player . |
| 25 | They ca n't understand anyone not minding losing and they want to shine individually . |
| 26 | OK , OK , I 'm coming , put the milkbottles out , powder her nose , do n't let the neighbours see you leave , Ted , ca n't trust them not to tell the welfare and get my money stopped , find Frieda 's windcheater and out they go . |
| 27 | Ca n't remember him ever talking to me about this . |
| 28 | And they say I ca n't remember it just happened so quick that I ca n't remember , they have been unconscious for a , it may be just a split second , it 's affected the brain , they are concussed . |
| 29 | Well I think I 'll start off by telling you a little bit about myself erm , I 'm a writer and I live in Durham , my work is here and I 've also work abroad , if anybody ca n't hear me please say |
| 30 | If you ca n't use it just get rid of it |