Example sentences of "[subord] we ca n't [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although we ca n't predict the future in detail , we can say that the winds of change are blowing ever more strongly . |
| 2 | But although we ca n't comprehend these levels of improbability in our minds , we should n't just run away from them in terror . |
| 3 | Although we ca n't hear the ultrasound pulses of these bats directly , we can get some idea of what is going on by means of a translating machine or " bat-detector " . |
| 4 | They agreed to release him as an uncontested registration to enable him to find a county where he could hope for greater opportunities , and although we ca n't guarantee a first-team place , he 'll get plenty of chances if he does the business . |
| 5 | How do we judge who 's gon na be greater than we ca n't say that erm , how do we |
| 6 | He wants to ride in on pop so we ca n't ignore him . |
| 7 | ‘ So we ca n't do that funny round trip in a straight line . ’ |
| 8 | And you have trouble , so we ca n't do that . |
| 9 | Do n't know if I could do the electric one definitely Guess that 's about whether the I 'd like one of them , one of them and yeah but we do n't know when it can be delivered , so we ca n't do it that early you ca n't say yeah but but er we 'll let you know , well we can so it 's there that 's what we wish , they 'd the bills go and we 'll let you know when you can be the keys can be available for you to put it in . |
| 10 | Just as " big-step reductionism " can not work as an explanation of mechanism , and must be replaced by a series of small step-by-step peelings down through the hierarchy , so we ca n't explain a complex thing as originating in a single step . |
| 11 | All right so we ca n't go that way it 's too hot . |
| 12 | And here the manuscript fragment ends , so we ca n't tell how much work lies behind such simple touches as Stepan 's fear that ‘ they ’ will flog him . |
| 13 | ‘ The problem is that half of us think we 're British anyway , so we ca n't complain I guess . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ And the police will have spoken to Delia herself by now , so we ca n't expect to find anything new there . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Well , that makes sense , but if it means takin' the engine out and havin' engineers crawlin' all over the place so we ca n't get on with the job of takin' on stores and equipment — ’ |
| 16 | ‘ So we ca n't get at the marriage certificate , ’ George brooded . |
| 17 | Well do you know what , I forgot to take the chicken out of the fridge last night so we ca n't have dinner so |
| 18 | When I read the recipe it turned out I have to leave it in the fridge over night , so we ca n't have it |
| 19 | The box and pyrotechnics take a long time to set up , so we ca n't rehearse and have to hope it will be all right on the night . |
| 20 | K : ‘ I am disappointed because although I bought a freezer there is only one power point in the kitchen so we ca n't use it — an extension lead would be dangerous with Chloe toddling about . |
| 21 | Very clearly then , we 've got a proposal that we do n't pursue that option , which we 've paid the len rent this year , we 've paid the lease this year , so we ca n't backtrack on that , but maybe that 'll come up for future discussion . |
| 22 | This lies out with the experience of mankind so we ca n't visualize those things except to guess , and it 's a safe guess , that the reality will be worse than any nightmare . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's open ground to those trees , ’ the captain continued , ‘ so we ca n't risk a crossing until the moon disappears behind some cover . |
| 24 | Squirrels , erm so we ca n't see any of those things but we can imagine them , ca n't we ? |
| 25 | That 's the problem — each house has to be economically independent after the preliminary conversion , you see , so we ca n't afford nursing staff . |
| 26 | Womenwealth is still unfunded so we ca n't respond individually or put out a catalogue to open up the market for our womens ' products . |
| 27 | Cos we ca n't do it . |
| 28 | It can be , yeah we had a stop for lunch , we had to have cups of tea , we had to go to ou , out the back and have a fag cos we ca n't smoke in the office . |
| 29 | Just give me some cos we ca n't go without can we ? |
| 30 | Lentils coming from Ethiopia , you get wheat from the States , rice from the States , ap apples from France , tea from India , coffee from Brazil and Columbia , sugar from the Windward Islands , bananas from all over the place , you know those are the things that keep us alive , no , you know , whether we one think they are or not , but I mean them things are what keeps the economy alive for one , it 's also what keeps us personally alive if you do n't know why we take an interest in Third World issues , I would say that it 's that , we 're dependent on these countries , we could produce enough foods for our own needs , but we would n't have oranges , coffee , tea , sugar , you know cos we ca n't grow them in this country we , we really depend on those things to stay alive , and for that reason alone we should have some kind of interest , if you went to Kenya for example they would be staggered at how little you know about their country given how much they know about yours they know a lot about this country , a lot of it is a bit loopy , but then what you know about their country is probably a bit off centre as well , and you know I hope that this is something that we 're reversing in this section , our perceptions of the Third World or the south or whatever we choose to call it , colour a lot of the things that we think and do and say and it increases the amount of racism that there is around us all , all those kind of things , erm and I think that it is really important to look at what a perception is , you know , for example what 's your perception of this ? |