Example sentences of "and [noun pl] ca n't [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either keep an astute cat , or make sure traps are set inside drainpipes where pets and birds ca n't get at them . |
| 2 | He said , ‘ It 's just right for me , but mummies and daddies ca n't go on it , can they ? ’ |
| 3 | And clubs ca n't help cashing in — by constantly changing the colour and style of their football strips . |
| 4 | And books ca n't feed the hunger of a soul in need of a larger sense of purpose . |
| 5 | And pubs ca n't help . |
| 6 | Each subsystem provides its own interface and applications ca n't use more than one . |
| 7 | But titles and businesses ca n't survive as landmarks and in the last advertising revenue increasingly moved into the proliferating newspaper magazine supplements . |
| 8 | Well , so that cats and things ca n't get down the side and get stuck . |
| 9 | Europe 's always dying and Americans ca n't leave her alone to die . |
| 10 | Employers are not as co-operative as they used to be and players ca n't afford to throw up a job with the employment market as it is ’ — GEORGE SPOTSWOOD ( Irish RFU technical officer ) . |
| 11 | The Cherry and Whites ca n't wait to ring out the old and ring in the new . |
| 12 | Many seals , dolphins and whales ca n't help taking in the odd gulp of brine as they swallow a fish . |
| 13 | They 're unable to do it and shivering is a body reaction to being cold to make you warm up because it 's rapid movement and babies ca n't do that , this is n't very clear , hang on that better ? |
| 14 | They are reluctant to waste money on access when ramblers and landowners ca n't get one and sit down together to agree on what 's needed . |
| 15 | And spiders ca n't hide in cobwebbed corners either . |
| 16 | Patent protection falls away and competitors ca n't wait to get in . |