Example sentences of "i [adv] can not stand " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he dropped his bombshell — it was only available in injectable form and I just can not stand needles . ’ |
| 2 | I just can not stand lack of consideration for others : shown by people who park their cars so close that you have to slide in sideways — cleaning both cars with your clothes as you squeeze through the 2in space left for opening the door . |
| 3 | I also can not stand being ‘ rushed at ’ to be embraced in the manner she adopts — I decide who touches me , kisses me or who does not … nobody else ! ! |
| 4 | ‘ After I stopped eating factory-farmed meat I now can not stand the feeling of eating flesh . |
| 5 | ‘ I really can not stand this . ’ |
| 6 | Now if there is one thing I absolutely can not stand , it is snoring . |