Example sentences of "can [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | well erm you ca n't no doubt do that at this moment , but I , I think it 's as Mr undoubtedly said , quite apart from anything Mr said er , if there are a several addition er which strangest with the relation to the er important part from our point of view , or an important part mainly these residence on going charges , that sounds reasonable |
| 2 | You ca n't no way |
| 3 | If you have a shop which can sell anything , why ca n't a grocer sell anything ? |
| 4 | ‘ God , ca n't a man say anything in his own house without it being taken up wrong ? ’ and the quarrel circled about the two positions until he reached and took her in his arms . |
| 5 | Ca n't a man 'ave a drink ter celebrate ? ’ |
| 6 | Ca n't a man get any peace around here ? ’ |
| 7 | " Ca n't a girl go to her own flat when she likes ? " |
| 8 | " Ca n't a girl disconnect the phone sometimes ? " |
| 9 | ‘ Ca n't a fellah ask a favour once in a while ? ’ |
| 10 | Why ca n't a locomotive sit down ? |
| 11 | He ca n't a job . |
| 12 | ‘ Ca n't a woman get a few hours sleep of an after-noon ? ’ the slattern inquired of Didier . |
| 13 | The song " Why ca n't a woman be more like a man ? " was a special favourite , appealing to her sense of fun . |
| 14 | Therefore , why ca n't the public have access . |
| 15 | Why ca n't the public be more like us ? |
| 16 | CHILDREN are allowed to divorce their parents , so why ca n't the public divorce bad politicians ? |
| 17 | Ca n't the council find a pitch for them so we can have a clear walking area ? |
| 18 | The younger actor wanted to rehearse one particular gruelling scene over and over which the ailing Olivier endured until , too ill to go on , he had to give up , complaining , ‘ Why ca n't the boy just act ? |
| 19 | While it may not succeed where it thinks it can , if it thinks it ca n't the probability is that it wo n't . |
| 20 | Ca n't the Watch Committee … rid the police of the hooligan element … gangs of young and hefty idlers squat on the pavement or lurk in subways to annoy passers-by , to play tricks on defenceless shop assistants , or to gamble in the face of the public . |
| 21 | Mrs Langley said faintly , ‘ Hens — ’ and Rose , startled out of the remnants of her confusion said , ‘ Why ca n't — ; ca n't the gardener do that ? ’ |
| 22 | Why ca n't the work be done by Scottish Nuclear staff ? |
| 23 | Why you ca n't the day after then you mean ? |
| 24 | ‘ Ca n't the Thing send a message to the Concorde drivers ? ’ said Gurder . |
| 25 | But why ca n't the engineer at M S one level be project engineer |
| 26 | You ca n't the cooker man |
| 27 | Through headphones but you ca n't the tape 's not full yet . |
| 28 | Why ca n't the woman be assessed as an individual , and benefit paid in so far as her resources are insufficient to meet her requirements ? |
| 29 | You do n't need to have taken in the fact , planted early on , that Joe keeps a gun , or have noticed the required sign in the foyer warning that shots will be fired ( ca n't the nanny state keep its paws off anything ? ) to know that retribution is coming , and on elephant feet . |
| 30 | The holder of a licence or a club can disapply the section to premises by giving notice specifying the date of disapplication which fulfils the requirements of subs . |