Example sentences of "ca [not/n't] bear " in BNC.

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1 Oh , God , thought Jay , I ca n't bear it .
2 ‘ I ca n't bear them being such idiots … eigits , ’ she corrected herself quickly using the Irish word .
3 ‘ I ca n't bear seeing them throwing it away , that 's all .
4 I ca n't bear being dependent upon other people .
5 But it is a part which gives me so much pain that sometimes I ca n't bear it — ca n't bear it at all . ’
6 But it is a part which gives me so much pain that sometimes I ca n't bear it — ca n't bear it at all . ’
7 I ca n't bear people who do n't know what they want and dither . ’
8 She came in order to inform all the women present that ( 1 ) she likes saunas to be hot ( 2 ) she adores pride ( 3 ) she ca n't bear modesty ( 4 ) she loves cold showers ( 5 ) she hates hot showers .
9 I ca n't bear it to end . ’
10 I ca n't bear to watch .
11 You invent jobs , that 's your trouble , you ca n't bear to think of being idle . ’
12 Goddess , I ca n't bear to think of what the scum who come here will do to hir .
13 If I kill myself , which is what I want to do because I ca n't bear this misery , then I will go to hell .
14 I just ca n't bear to tell him .
15 ‘ I ca n't bear even to think of it .
16 He ca n't bear novelty or originalities …
17 The previous year she had read about energy-efficient homes — ‘ being Australian , I ca n't bear being cold , ’ she says .
18 Anyway , when it all gets too much and you ca n't bear the thought of writing another Christmas card or eating another mince pie just sit down and have a quiet read of your NCT newsletter !
19 Obviously you need to take your horse 's temperament and your surroundings into account , but if you can get him working alone as soon as possible you are less likely to have to cope with him napping later on because he ca n't bear to leave his friends .
20 I ca n't bear it .
21 It is no use , for example , avoiding awkward questions simply because you ca n't bear to think about them .
22 People ca n't bear — they 've got enough to listen to already — and anybody who waffles is written off pretty quickly and , therefore , you lose your point … .
23 ‘ I ca n't bear you to think ill of me , ’ I said .
24 I ca n't bear to see you lolling about in here when it 's so glorious outside ’ . ’
25 ‘ I can stick it for myself , but I ca n't bear it for you .
26 You can then wash the summer sheet regularly and the top when the outside gets do disgusting you ca n't bear to see it .
27 Because I ca n't bear to look at her eyes as I say the words .
28 These so-called friends are usually overweight , failed-dieters who ca n't bear to see you succeeding .
29 I ca n't bear it .
30 I ca n't bear Mrs Howard to go .
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