Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] i ca n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think the problem with a clear remit I ca n't really come to terms with that , precisely , competitive . |
| 2 | So erm that 's German homework I ca n't do . |
| 3 | ‘ In very strong winds I ca n't prevent the sail from lifting me out of the water . ’ |
| 4 | On a personal level I ca n't go off and say ‘ Bye darling ’ , I 'll see you in a few years . |
| 5 | ‘ Since I 've had a sit-down job I ca n't seem to get the weight off , ’ says Nicholle , a publishers ' assistant from Bristol . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , I moved out , came to live here in a rented house I ca n't really afford , Susan sold the flat , which seemed a bit more than a symbolic act , I continued to love her and miss her , I tried to understand what she felt and hoped it was something she 'd eventually work through so that we could be together again . |
| 7 | I 'm not used to working Tuesdays I ca n't do with this break of the routine ! |
| 8 | Then there 's a fuzzy bit I ca n't remember — oh yes , it 's not a lake , it 's the sea , with tremendous waves , and I 'm still on my front looking downwards , but the people have disappeared , and the sea 's full of the furniture at Cal 's house — the grandfather clock that chimes every quarter hour , the gold velour sofa , all those tiny thimbles and china bells that her mum dusts every day of her life , even their bath and loo in trendy slate-blue — and everything is swirling round as if a great Sea God was stirring it like a pot full of stew . |
| 9 | She seems very masculine , with short hair , jeans and heavy boots and she has a sort of butch look I ca n't describe . |
| 10 | The first week is hell ; jet lag and a sluggish nausea I ca n't explain . |
| 11 | Trouble is I go into such a deep sleep I ca n't wake up in the morning if I do , you know , take the herbal stuff , I , I 'm flat out in the morning , ca n't wake up . |
| 12 | I 'm not encouraging it because as I say I really , present time I ca n't see that it 's going to be of any assistance to me to have the opinion of solicitors from er from any part really , from the defendant or or someone else . |
| 13 | in specific terms I ca n't remember , I would have certainly of said that for the year er nineteen eighty eight we should build into our budget an amount , what that amount was I ca n't remember , but er that was , that was never given the go ahead |
| 14 | That 's a complicated story I ca n't really go into at the moment , but was very much to do with the Royal Policies of the 1630s . |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | Half the trouble with me is that I 'm so busy Zoe I ca n't be bothered . |
| 17 | It says a lot for the authors ' efficiency in organising this cast subject that the only bit I ca n't pass without comment concerns the conservative backlash against the feminism of the Thatcher years . |
| 18 | I love shoes and have boxes of worn-out pairs I ca n't bear to part with . |
| 19 | It 's the only thing I ca n't make ! |
| 20 | I have a rare case of something with a big name I ca n't pronounce . |
| 21 | some days I can bend alright , it do n't hurt and other times I ca n't |
| 22 | But when I get to the other side I ca n't get onto the platform cos of this other gate . |
| 23 | I , I 've got to have something from you ten people , you ten recording people because , because it 's reasonably erm , represented , like , I ca n't give it , in other words I ca n't give you a chance to explain this as much as I would like to , because it 's not fair on the other people . |
| 24 | In recent years I ca n't really think of anybody who 's got near , apart from Batty . |
| 25 | If it 's got a full criminal record if their known er that could be it could be as cheap as fifty pounds , for a criminal record I ca n't make any guarantees on that |
| 26 | There are certain things I ca n't discuss with civilians . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ There are certain sounds I ca n't pick up . |
| 28 | I feel that because I ca n't bring myself to talk about it , but on the other hand I ca n't forget it , I joke instead about hating my body , or hating being a girl , or hating men , then I get drunk and cry . |
| 29 | Well I seem to have a sore throat I ca n't get rid of . |
| 30 | Most of us are UK&Ireland based , but there 's a good few from the US , and others in Switzerland , Denmark , Canada , Germany , and ( I think ) Israel , as well as a few in exotic-looking places I ca n't identify . |