Example sentences of "know [pers pn] can [not/n't] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his opening remarks in Russian , he said : ‘ I do n't like being the centre of a sensation , but I know I ca n't avoid it this time . ’ |
| 2 | yeah but he sat outside Sally 's and Carole said no I I I 'm you know I ca n't do it , she said she wants someone a bit younger and she said |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't cry ; you know I ca n't stand it ! ’ |
| 4 | And because I know I ca n't finish it , there 's a good chance I wo n't start it . |
| 5 | ‘ You know I ca n't give you as much time as Emma . |
| 6 | ‘ Come on now , you know I ca n't tell you that . ’ |
| 7 | I mean it 's awful that they 're doing this , you know I ca n't believe they 're carrying on . |
| 8 | I know I ca n't believe I said that . |
| 9 | You know I ca n't help it . |
| 10 | You know I ca n't see you doing that . |
| 11 | ‘ You know I ca n't promise you what you want , Maria , especially now . |
| 12 | But in my heart of hearts I know I can not telephone him . |
| 13 | I know she ca n't hurt you . |
| 14 | This was so unusual that Sophie asked curiously , ‘ I know you ca n't tell me , but I hope Ian 's news was n't anything bad . |
| 15 | Once it 's down in black and white , you know you ca n't forget it so you can put it out of your mind until the next day . |
| 16 | You know you ca n't blame them I know it 's going against our policies and everything but we erm we 're not blind to the situation . |
| 17 | They were prepared to compromise because they I 'm sure that you know you ca n't imagine them not being really but because they 're such erm they were outraged at this machine but they were prepared to give it a try but the way it was bulldozed through that once the machine was there there was no choice then and almost you know get going boys get more and more and more slate you know greed they felt the employer was being greedy at the expense of quality . |
| 18 | ‘ You know you ca n't have me ! ’ she cried in distress . |
| 19 | Shopping in the supermarket , you 're going around and looking and you know you ca n't have it , you have to leave it . |
| 20 | I know you ca n't have it |
| 21 | ‘ I know you ca n't help it , Grunt , ’ she had said , amicably enough for her , ‘ but for Christ 's sake stop fouling your own nest . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You burn your mouth — you know you can not manage it without burning your mouth . ’ |
| 23 | Well plainly erm whatever the er Yorkshire people may think and I was born in Nottinghamshire , erm that it is you know you can not say it is absolutely unique . |
| 24 | In anger she wrote : — whatever you have a mind to do Ellen it is not for you to dictate Oreste 's future and I confess I was disturbed to have you write as though he were your son and not mine , which he is and you know you can not keep him and that it would be wrong . |
| 25 | You know we ca n't stop him wandering . |
| 26 | ‘ You know we ca n't afford it , Len . ’ |
| 27 | I know we ca n't have it . |
| 28 | I know they ca n't help it , it 's their way of living but |
| 29 | They are the eagles ’ oldest foe and because they are clever an know they can not fight us by themselves they will mob us with numbers , and try to make us drop our prey . |
| 30 | ‘ This is just anxiety , I know it ca n't harm me ’ |