Example sentences of "can [not/n't] [adv] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You ca n't physically restrain the children . |
| 2 | The same is true for the distribution of relative clauses , where we ca n't yet define the set of possible choices that the relative is selected from . |
| 3 | Another American , Tom Watson , winner of five Open Championships in Great Britain , recently stood up to be counted — unlike many golfers who ca n't even spell the word prejudice . |
| 4 | Here there is too much noise , as you see one ca n't even open the window . |
| 5 | cos it 's all concrete floors and of course it 's inside ca n't even nail the carpet down , you have to get er sticky stuff . |
| 6 | ‘ I ca n't even explain the reason why I did it . |
| 7 | You 'll be displeased to know that you ca n't even avoid the tag if you try to get away from it all to cheer yourself up . |
| 8 | things to do when you ca n't even do the old things as well as you want to and as well as you should be doing ? |
| 9 | alright just shut up a minute , I 'm talking to ya , so she said afterwards oh I says that was good were n't it could n't even switch the machine on and she said it does n't matter does it , she said it 's not what happens its the way you deal with it , and I made a joke of it and I said to him oh this is good i n't it ? relax you 're in safe hands I ca n't even switch the machine on , but anyway I did it in the end and he was alright , and he said thank you very much , that was , you were very good , you were very kind , cos it is frightening and one thing I said to him do n't hold your breath , because people think when their having an E C G they 've got ta hold their breath for some reason , just lie there take a deep breath and do n't breathe again but you 've never had one so you would n't no , I 'm just going to mix this up |
| 10 | I ca n't even remember the length of the putt for par , I was so relieved to be away from the hole without any damage . |
| 11 | I ca n't even remember the score . ’ |
| 12 | I ca n't even remember the really important thing about this place . |
| 13 | ‘ I ca n't even remember the name of the horse that won it for me in Italy , but I will always have a special spot for Nicer , ’ he said . |
| 14 | ‘ I ca n't even remember the price of a Canadian Club and Coke , ’ she reminded him . |
| 15 | I can remember hardly anybody 's names that I served with in the Signal section in eh in Colchester , ca n't even remember the officer 's name , the if people left somewhere erm , south of Colchester in Essex well it was quite quite and eh , he , we use to go out there and play , play a village team football , you know and have a , have a right have a right old do in the evenings . |
| 16 | Quite often , I ca n't even run the configuration programme for my Word Processor ( Protext 5.08 ) even though the MEM command shows 1,024K of expanded memory available . |
| 17 | I ca n't even criticise the setup objectively , I just know that I 'm unhappy . |
| 18 | Ca n't even take the capsules . |
| 19 | He ca n't even cross the road by himself . |
| 20 | So erm you ca n't even see the things you 're looking at , I do n't think in a group for the , for the reason Heather said , because what will happen is , you will see reflecting individual , the values and aspirations of the group and especially the , the disturbing effects of the other members and the leader . |
| 21 | Now I 've looked at that this morning , we are getting spillage because the chute is that blocked up , there 's that much polythene round the flail which we had a fire on before , down there and the stuff is piled right up , you ca n't even see the bottom tail drum . |
| 22 | It runs off with ornaments , it digs holes so deep you ca n't even see the puppy in the hole all you can see is the earth coming out of the ground . |
| 23 | She ca n't even get the hang of it . |
| 24 | Mal and Steve and Alan and Joyce and and Gloria and oh , I ca n't even say the name and Keith and Anne . |
| 25 | You ca n't turn the plane to any degree , you ca n't chase an enemy Afterburner -style , and there are n't even token attempts at flight simulation — you ca n't even crash the damned thing , however hard you try ! |
| 26 | I ca n't even find the blank labels ! |
| 27 | Well I ca n't even find the M twenty five ! |
| 28 | ‘ And that means it goes so fast you ca n't even hear the separate beats . |
| 29 | You ca n't just ignore the fact that people have been cured — all right , I agree , they are unorthodox methods . |
| 30 | Erm , we ca n't just ignore the responsibilities that we 've been given . |