Example sentences of "you [vb base] [pron] [modal v] n't [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had hoped you would be able to help me but since you say you ca n't I shall have to pursue other avenues . |
| 2 | You know we ca n't we may just as well go . |
| 3 | People will stand there and they will clutch something , you see their knuckles are white you know and these sort of things erm or they 'll have their notes you know here , and let's be honest about it yeah I can remember when I started training I think you know you used to cling to your notes a three feet flipchart , you know what ca n't you see ? |
| 4 | You know I ca n't you 've got ta do it . |
| 5 | I I du n no I I I ca n't work out cos all of Dan 's girlfriends yeah Amber , Sonia and Honey most people have all said I do n't think she 's right for Dan and you know I ca n't I ca n't work out whether they actually think that or they 're just sort of saying that because he does n't talk to them as much or something , I do n't know . |
| 6 | I would say sorry in that case er you know I would n't you know . |
| 7 | Okay but you can learn quite a bit you could check any of the food or the drinks that you 've got in the house you could at those to see how you spell them ca n't you . |