Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But manager Howard Wilkinson 's hopes that Batty would be available to spark a revival at Elland Road were dashed yesterday when the player said : ‘ I ca n't set a comeback date and if things do n't improve soon I 'll have to see a specialist . ’ |
| 2 | It 's good for a direct amp-type sound ; I ca n't crank an amplifier up here that loud , so to get a good sound I might as well put it straight into the desk . ’ |
| 3 | I do n't see why I ca n't lead a normal life , ’ says brave Joanna . |
| 4 | You see , he 's got such skill , his footwork , and he 's always in the right position , and he really was , I ca n't pay a higher tribute . |
| 5 | I ca n't pay a third of the wage in lodgings . ’ |
| 6 | She said : ‘ I ca n't sing a note . |
| 7 | ‘ I ca n't sing a note . |
| 8 | When the time comes an' I ca n't lift a hundredweight of sugar or me old black pan , then it 'll be time for me to retire upstairs for good . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Neither do I , ’ he said gently , ‘ but I ca n't make a living tipping horses . ’ |
| 10 | I ca n't beat a London cabbie in rush-hour traffic . |
| 11 | The Chancellor said on BBC television : ‘ I ca n't give a firm promise that this is the turning point , that they wo n't go up any higher . |
| 12 | Er again that 's a very specific question to which I ca n't give a specific answer . |
| 13 | When I am happy , I ca n't give a rat 's arse about anything else ! ) |
| 14 | I I 'm happy to serve as long as it is n't you know , I mean I I ca n't give a lot of time because er my time 's so committed . |
| 15 | While I ca n't give a cause of death at this stage , I can say the dead man had suffered a number of lacerations about his face and body and a stab wound to his side . |
| 16 | I ca n't give a set of specific criteria . |
| 17 | ‘ I ca n't give an answer . |
| 18 | But it is an option that I certainly would n't want to discount at this particular er stage erm because it depends on so many er factors , it depends for example whether er the site that er has been identified for up to two thousand and six , and which is developed up to two thousand and six , has the physical capacity to expand beyond two thousand and six , and I think that that ought to be one of the considerations perhaps that we ought to look at as we move towards the identification erm er of the new settlement , conversely , it could well be that ought to be looking at a second new settlement in a different location , erm I ca n't give an answer , a definitive answer , what I can say is , coming back again er to Mr Brook , this sort of issue er will not be picked up in nineteen eighty eight or nineteen eighty nine , er if we are all alive and kicking in North Yorkshire and the District Councils we will be looking at it regularly , we 'll be looking at it in two years time , one years time , erm erm that 's the way we work in Greater York , and it 's basically worked very successfully . |
| 19 | I ca n't bear a very soft ride . ’ |
| 20 | You might say " I am no artist " , or " I ca n't draw a straight line " , or " I have n't drawn or painted since I left school . " . |
| 21 | Blanche : I ca n't stand a naked light bulb , any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm afraid I ca n't suggest a Danish wine , since our climate does n't favour the cultivation of the grape , but we import some of the best of our neighbours ’ efforts . |
| 23 | I ca n't I ca n't eat a full meal though ! |
| 24 | I can I ca n't eat a full yoghurt , so a little set yoghurt |
| 25 | Yeah , well I 'm a bit like that , I ca n't wear a jumper because I , I and yet years ago I always used to wear |
| 26 | Well I ca n't wear a wedding ring now , it , just cos it 's so wide , it 's a really wide one . |
| 27 | I ca n't do a thing with my carrots |
| 28 | I have to have the full eight hours or I ca n't do a thing the next morning , not a single thing . |
| 29 | Q My son is nine and I can honestly say I ca n't do a thing with him . |
| 30 | ‘ I ca n't do a riding turn , darling , ’ said his wife . |