Example sentences of "but [pron] can n't [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , the Government 's sending armaments to help Poland in her fight against the Soviet , but I ca n't for the life of me see what that 's got to do with you ! ’ |
| 2 | Well erm you see although I learned shorthand and typing it was better money and that was the reason I had to do it , I 've passed my exams in shorthand but er probably there were n't enough offices then to employ a good many clerks , but erm they er it was a very big fellow who used to ring the bell and the bell was on the outside , he was named Tom but I ca n't for the life of me think erm what his other name was but , erm it used to put the fear through us I can tell you if we were around the corner and we heard that bell ringing but erm they , they were a good firm to work for and , but they were strict but everywhere was strict in those days , we had to accept it but it was a long long hours , but erm they knew I had some , I , I enjoyed it and I 'd go back again only I 'm too old . |
| 3 | You 'll be able to , but you ca n't at the moment . |
| 4 | So I said what have you got it all then ? she 's bought your present but she ca n't post it . |
| 5 | It will appeal to people who would like to live in a large country house but who ca n't at the moment , and also to foreign customers who do n't have a base in this country |
| 6 | It is just the latest , polite way of saying that whites want to live in Africa , but they ca n't for the life of them get along with Africans . |