Example sentences of "[verb] you can not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It howls you can not say whether out of agony or joy . |
| 2 | ‘ I realise you can not afford to run all the time but , that said , it should still be the first thing you have a look at , ’ he reasoned . |
| 3 | If that happens you can not make a will . |
| 4 | It does n't mean pretending you can not see the peeling wallpaper and moth-eaten curtains , and going wild with a credit card . |
| 5 | MIX You can not request both Read and Enter operations simultaneously . |
| 6 | If you space heat you can not leave the door open for your own comfort as you will be heating the garden and your tanks will chill . |
| 7 | but I mean you can not tell me that , that |
| 8 | Think about the shape of the flowers that you are pressing and try to place the blotting paper on top of them as carefully as possible to ensure that they will lie flat under the weights , because once they are permanently pressed you can not start again . |
| 9 | This shows you can not delete the task onscreen |
| 10 | Judith Gillespie , convener of the Scottish Parent Teacher Council , says : ‘ I think many people accept you can not put into practice measures that will prevent all accidents . |
| 11 | Conversely , do n't let the finance people brow-beat you into figures you know you can not achieve , |
| 12 | ‘ You burn your mouth — you know you can not manage it without burning your mouth . ’ |
| 13 | 12 Try to involve potential troublemakers as much as possible in the classroom activities and never threaten what you know you can not do . |
| 14 | There can be this dreadful tired feeling with it , too , which is very frustrating when you know time 's getting on and you know you can not delay the work any longer . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | If you know you can not deal with an upsetting confrontation , try to put it off for a short while until you feel calmer . |
| 18 | Remember you can not receive a confrontation and give one at the same time . |
| 19 | The income is 168 hours and remember you can not increase this even in times of severe inflation — you have all the time there is . |
| 20 | Now if we 're saying you can not ascertain this surplus , then why is the employer allowed to take money out ? |
| 21 | As the words are not spoken you can not control the tone of voice . |
| 22 | Sneezy was Robin Cook ( ‘ he 's going to catch a cold when he finds you can not solve all problems by throwing money at them ’ ) and Dopey , You Know Who . |
| 23 | BELVILLE : I had thought you should have sat at table with me , but when I find you can not forget your original but must prefer my menials to me , you shall wait on me while I sup . |
| 24 | If you have to have a special diet for health reasons , and find you can not afford the price , make sure you are claiming the supplementary benefits to which you are entitled . |
| 25 | If you find you can not afford a pony at present , the British Horse Society will provide you with a list of approved Horse Sanctuaries . |
| 26 | It is very important to keep our name and work in the public eye and if you know about a suitable event , but feel you can not cope with it yourself , please contact me for help . |
| 27 | At least let me know of your address , even if you feel you can not tell the Ambassador , your uncle , or his wife where you are . |
| 28 | Do you , however , feel you can not progress with your skiing due to interferences , such as fear ? |
| 29 | If you feel you can not do this , or if your relationship before the stroke or head injury was hostile anyway , you should discuss this problem with the doctor before undertaking the responsibility of looking after the patient . |
| 30 | Whether or not the teaching of study skills already features on your syllabus , we feel you can not fail to be impressed by A Study Skills Handbook and its relevance to the university student . |