Example sentences of "can [adv] [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't be causing all this ? |
| 2 | My mother said , ‘ Lili , you ca n't be suggesting that Syl … ’ |
| 3 | ‘ She ca n't be ringing her mother , ’ said Lily . |
| 4 | I ca n't be ringing up Rotherhithe nick asking for details . |
| 5 | ‘ When you 're surfing big Waimea , you ca n't be thinking about anything — except for the moment . |
| 6 | Something that 's going to take your attention , because while you 're thinking about your hobby you ca n't be thinking about work . |
| 7 | So you go off to this evening class , while you 're doing that , you ca n't be thinking about the problems at work , because you 've got to concentrate otherwise you 're not going to get it done . |
| 8 | She used to frequent fashion parties but now says she ‘ ca n't be dealing with it ’ . |
| 9 | I ca n't be dealing with all |
| 10 | ‘ Bands bigger than us have got a responsibility — they ca n't be messing with the kids ! |
| 11 | ‘ Look , I know yer ca n't be servin' all the time , but I was a bit narked the way yer was sittin' wiv that Don Jacobs . |
| 12 | If this is how bands who openly admit to being influenced by The Clash sound today , poor old Strummer and Jones ca n't be getting much sleep at night . |
| 13 | And he ca n't be getting the research at Hoggatt 's . " |
| 14 | If this is how bands who openly admit to being influenced by The Clash sound today , poor old Strummer and Jones ca n't be getting much sleep at night . |
| 15 | I do n't care as long as they know them so that somebody else has got some responsibility , she said I just ca n't be getting away with it and and , and erm being irresponsible . |
| 16 | ‘ I ca n't be hearing you right — ’ |
| 17 | Would the situation improve with the fitting of 205 radials on new rims , as I 'm sure the present ‘ thin ’ rubber ca n't be helping at all . |
| 18 | ‘ It ca n't be helping much , if you keep coming up with crazy ideas about what I 'm supposed to be up to . ’ |
| 19 | He says a few lordships are cursing his name because it ca n't be helping them to survive . |
| 20 | But over and above that , you ca n't be expecting nurses to , presuming you 'd get more , to take over home care duties . |
| 21 | You ca n't be looking after her . |
| 22 | And I had one rehearsal of two Bach pieces which were really difficult and I was com , feeling completely frantic during the break in rehearsal , and went over to look at the music and some fellow called Don bounded over to me and said , oh you ca n't be you know you sh ca n't be looking at that now , ba , la dee da dee da ! |
| 23 | And you ca n't be telling me that Harry went near running water if he could help it . |
| 24 | After the way you 've responded to me , you ca n't be telling me you 've never had an affair with anyone ? ’ |
| 25 | Your poor wife ca n't be seeing much of you as it is . ’ |
| 26 | It ca n't be referring to the ones the sons of the kingdom that are inheriting it is it ? |
| 27 | When these people copy games they ca n't be damaging the software market , because they 're not able to buy the software anyway . |
| 28 | I thought you were getting yourself into trouble there again , but you tell me he ca n't be listening to you . |
| 29 | They ca n't be enjoying their football down there at the moment if that 's the only thing they 've got to moan about . |
| 30 | they ca n't be achieving anything else ! |