Example sentences of "not [adj] [pron] can " in BNC.
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| 31 | Where lead pipe is used for the rising main , it may also contaminate the drinking water — particularly in a soft water area — but there is not much you can do about this since the supply pipe into the house is also likely to be lead and this is difficult and expensive to replace . |
| 32 | ‘ There is not much you can do about it . |
| 33 | Now it 's a long time since I went by tube , and there 's not much you can do in the carriages except keep a handkerchief over your nose , but a useful tip is never to put your hand on the rail beside the moving staircase . |
| 34 | like to eat , you know , there 's not much you can catch coarse fishing that you can eat anyway erm but most people who go sea fishing do it to eat what they catch . |
| 35 | There 's not much I can add about ‘ Maggie ’ as I 'm sure you all feel well-acquainted with her by now , ( see ‘ Oor Margaret ’ in my previous book ) . |
| 36 | ‘ Well , there 's not much I can do then , ’ replied the exasperated ratcatcher . |
| 37 | There 's not much I can teach him about riding , as you see . |
| 38 | I believe that you will be well able to represent the views of the members of this mailing list so there is not much I can add except perhaps a comment , that with all the transfers at the club in the recent past , that the team is perhaps unsettled and that gaining the championship this season seems difficult . |
| 39 | Of course that is n't really allowed , but once you 've got back as a ghost , there 's not much anybody can do to stop you . |
| 40 | I think it is essential to understand the key factors for success or failure in your type of business and I 'm not convinced you can do that without actually understanding the process in some detail . |
| 41 | ‘ I 'm not sure we can tell you anything new . ’ |
| 42 | I 'm not sure we can actually make ginger bread , but , I 'm not sure we 've got any ginger but we could certainly make some biscuits is what we 've got |
| 43 | I 'm not sure I can stand that kind of talk , ’ snapped Mrs Parvis . |
| 44 | ‘ I 'm not sure I can fix this , ’ he was saying in a thick voice . |
| 45 | But I 'm not sure I can give you the details . ’ |
| 46 | ‘ I feel like a circus animal ’ — Robin-Anne ignored my disclaimer — ‘ because you 're all expecting me to perform my antics , and I 'm not sure I can do it . ’ |
| 47 | I 'm hoping for a part in Superman V — but I 'm not sure I can fly around anymore . ’ |
| 48 | I 'm Not Sure I Can Believe This |
| 49 | Stuart I 'm not sure I can believe this . |
| 50 | Well , I 'm not sure I can be much help . ’ |
| 51 | I 'm not sure I can get my head round that . |
| 52 | I 'm not sure I can cope with this . |
| 53 | Then again I 'm not sure I can afford a colour one , cos it 's a couple hundred quid really . |
| 54 | ‘ I 'm not sure I can — ’ |
| 55 | ‘ I 'm not sure I can manage this swim now ’ , said my dad . |
| 56 | ‘ I 'm not sure I can manage this . ’ |
| 57 | I 'm not sure I can take you take you out of it . |
| 58 | ‘ I 'd better warn you that I 'm not sure I can . ’ |
| 59 | I 'm not sure I can bear to watch . ’ |
| 60 | I am not sure what the presents will be — I am not sure I can find anything suitable . |