Example sentences of "you can [not/n't] use " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No point in having brains if you ca n't use them . ’ |
| 2 | You ca n't use extra national insurance contributions in one year to make up a shortfall in another ; each year has to stand on its own . |
| 3 | Any café 'll do , but you ca n't use any of them more than once in a while or they start chucking you out . |
| 4 | Okay , so it cost a lot to get him half way across the world , but money does n't mean much if you ca n't use it wisely . ’ |
| 5 | I love playing lead myself , but once you 've heard what Lloyd and Quine can do , there 's no way you ca n't use it ! |
| 6 | You ca n't use documents which are falsely represented as official documents when they are not . |
| 7 | Once again , you have a case which asks for an answer divided into two main sections , which means that you ca n't use the classic problem-solving structure . |
| 8 | First , every time you grab somebody with your hands or arms , you lose the use of those natural weapons , because you ca n't use them to hit out or to defend yourself . |
| 9 | By the way , you ca n't use the electronic pattern control system with a punchcard needlebed and carriage . |
| 10 | So you ca n't use a punchcard carriage on an electronic machine . |
| 11 | You ca n't use the double-width switch with transfer lace , because the first needle to transfer will be trying to transfer the second of the two needles that are transferring . |
| 12 | You ca n't use my daughter to take advantage of me . ’ |
| 13 | You ca n't use the RJ1 carriage with this needle arrangement . |
| 14 | On the earlier electronics , you ca n't use the double-length switch on the 580 and modular electronics , the knitting sequence is the same as when it is not in use . |
| 15 | But in this case , both softeners and corrosives have one impossible drawback : you ca n't use them underwater . ’ |
| 16 | You ca n't use their Astropath . |
| 17 | If you leave the fax software running , waiting to answer incoming calls , you ca n't use the data modem as well . |
| 18 | If you ca n't use a credit card the next best options are a crossed cheque , a postal order , or try to persuade the company to take cash on delivery , once you 've had time to inspect the goods , of course . |
| 19 | You do n't lose the use of your PC 's printer port because it 's duplicated on the back of the tape unit , though obviously you ca n't use both printer and tape at the same time . |
| 20 | You might need it later in the same flight ; if it is n't there , you ca n't use it . |
| 21 | If you ca n't use a sprinkler , draw back a little of the top soil to form a ridge just beyond the spread of the branches around each plant — like a saucer . |
| 22 | You ca n't use the same bit more than once , no . |
| 23 | And how are you going to record ar are you still you see , you ca n't use colours , if you 're gon na do it that |
| 24 | you know etce but you erm you , you , you ca n't use the word now , now , now . |
| 25 | Oh you ca n't use , you ca n't use your |
| 26 | Oh you ca n't use , you ca n't use your |
| 27 | No you ca n't use anything twice . |
| 28 | No , you ca n't use the same thing twice . |
| 29 | You ca n't use the same thing twice and coffee does n't count as a course ! |
| 30 | ‘ You ca n't use words like that , and certainly not in public . |