Example sentences of "can [not/n't] [verb] to do " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the title of this paper shows , I am sure that we can not hope to do this rethinking while still clinging to the currently orthodox view that there are no natural , genetically determined sex differences . |
| 2 | A rapid review such as this of theories of knowledge and the curriculum can not hope to do justice to the various concepts and models , and risks inducing a kind of conceptual vertigo . |
| 3 | I can not promise to do that immediately . |
| 4 | They , or their families , can not afford to do so . |
| 5 | Employees may wish to accept a transfer to another area but can not afford to do so . |
| 6 | Other problems , such as academic ability or entry requirements , became secondary if the adult can not afford to do the course or find the time to study in the first place . |
| 7 | What action will the Government take to ensure that home workers obtain well-paid , reasonable employment — or does the Minister intend to revel in the Christmas season while home workers can not afford to do so ? |
| 8 | People can not afford to do the things they want to do in space . |
| 9 | The trustees have protested that they can not afford to do so . |
| 10 | And Coun Eleanor Young ( Lab ) , chair of the works and health committee , said : ‘ The council can not afford to do any more . |
| 11 | ‘ What we can not afford to do is to sacrifice our core investment programme in Chemicals which is so important to the long-term future . ’ |
| 12 | You can not afford to do that any more . |