Example sentences of "you [modal v] not sort " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was four routes there now and we had as many as ten buses operating those four , so it meant they were left , you could n't sort of segregate them . |
| 2 | books , and you could n't sort of swop the |
| 3 | Yeah you could n't sort of get at any where near him to start with . |
| 4 | The thing is , you ca n't really , you could n't sort of see this jagged mess . |
| 5 | It 's the same thing every day ; you ca n't sort of say you 're not going to do it , because you 've got to do it — like preparing a meal : it 's got to be done because if you do n't do it , the children would n't eat … |
| 6 | you ca n't sort of |
| 7 | Most people were still using wooden ploughs er which , not only di is it much more difficult to cut the sod with a er wooden plough , but it also cuts only in to about half the depth of an iron plough so you ca n't sort of turn the soil over to anything like the same extent . |
| 8 | You ca n't sort of say — well , I know some people do — but I ca n't say ‘ I wo n't pay that bill because I 've got to buy some food . ’ |
| 9 | Well I mean you could do a bit of both , I do n't see why you ca n't sort of start out with some general stuff about whether |
| 10 | You know , and he 'd got you , you ca n't sort of say , do n't ever be in touch with me or do n't ever or do n't ever |
| 11 | Well no , you have to scarify it and then you have to you have to carry on the work , you ca n't sort of do it and then think , ooh I 'll leave it for a couple of months . |
| 12 | Cos people , I mean now I mean you ca n't sort of even think about that till mid January or later . |
| 13 | You ca n't sort of like you wan na put shelves up and do things to the house , that 's what keeps her going , wan na put the rent up it 's got a lot of disadvantages . |
| 14 | But you ca n't sort of turn round to Hannah and say Hannah , you 've got B O ! |
| 15 | Yeah , of course you ca n't sort of cuddle him like that cos he 's too heavy , I rock him you know for a , a couple of minutes , not that long , he 's taken his braces off as well still do , do n't ya ? |
| 16 | I felt a bit you know , er you ca n't sort of , do you see what I mean ? |
| 17 | Which is really quite right but then , I mean , you ca n't sort of just love needs to be sort of spread out a bit does n't it ? |
| 18 | You would n't sort of erm , if you think of Fay er , |