Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [adv] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His ca n't be traced because he does n't have a licence for it . ’ |
| 2 | She said : ‘ John has n't told me where he is because he says it 's best that I do n't know , then I ca n't be tempted to tell anyone . ’ |
| 3 | Er , which means I ca n't be fired without a great deal of hassle , er , but , I er , er , the kind of the down-side is I have to go to the office occasionally . |
| 4 | I ca n't be causing all this ? |
| 5 | I ca n't be fucked . |
| 6 | I ca n't be dealing with all |
| 7 | I 've got four children and three adults in a three bedroom house and they tell me I ca n't be moved |
| 8 | I ca n't be ringing up Rotherhithe nick asking for details . |
| 9 | I ca n't be hamstrung by sentiment . |
| 10 | I ca n't be involved . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I ca n't be hearing you right — ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I ca n't be seen with a megaphone . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I ca n't be seen to hinder things without cause . |
| 14 | Now if I was a cadre and I received that I think I would be thinking right erm if I really want to be at the forefront of this that 's the policy that I want to promote erm and if the peasants in my area are not demanding this and not achieving this well we , I , I ca n't be seen not to be going it , I 've got ta go with this . |
| 15 | At least I ca n't be done for being drunk in charge of a setter . ’ |
| 16 | However , I have n't got a copy to hand and even if I had I ca n't be arsed looking through it . |
| 17 | Do n't go in the common room , I ca n't be arsed . |
| 18 | It 's cos I ca n't be arsed to go for one stamp . |
| 19 | It does n't mean that I ca n't be transmogrified beyond the human to another plane to find the Real Me ! ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I ca n't be expected to know everything , ’ replied Becky pertly . |
| 21 | Being George , he did n't try to cover the fluff and press on ; instead he said , ‘ Sorry , love , but I ca n't be expected to get my lines right if I get the wrong feed , can I ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't see why I ca n't be playing when the season starts in Scotland in September , ’ said Hastings , who needed a four hour operation . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's early June now and I do n't see why I ca n't be playing when the season starts in Scotland in September , ’ said Hastings . |
| 24 | He said , ‘ If you 're so well-informed and I ca n't be trusted , what are we doing here ? ’ |
| 25 | But that does n't mean to say that I ca n't be absolved of that . |
| 26 | Although the garden is not arranged to a precise colour scheme , Connie has strong views on colour , ‘ I ca n't be doing with strong , deep reds so I use them only in moderation . ’ |
| 27 | I ca n't be doing with it . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Not that I ca n't be doing with this now . ’ |
| 29 | Me , I ca n't be doing with all that . |
| 30 | I ca n't be doing with white bread now ! |