Example sentences of "you [modal v] [coord] can not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your personality sets boundaries on what you can and can not do in rather the same way that your physical build also sets constraints . |
| 2 | As a copyright owner you have a legal right to prevent unauthorised copying of your work and as a practising artist you need to be aware of what you can and can not do with regard to using ‘ second-source ’ material as ideas for your own work . |
| 3 | Here there is a maze of rules about what you can and can not do and say but these are infinitely preferable to the alternative — control through official regulations and legislation . |
| 4 | They have their own language and customs , laws about what you can and can not do , and you have to fit into that society . |
| 5 | As Theresa says , we usually try and censor them , try and say no , you know , leave that out , erm , it 's as if you had a kind of er censor sitting in your mind telling me , er telling you telling you er er , but it works with me too , erm what you can and can not say . |
| 6 | By this time though , judging what footholds you can and can not use on this bizarrely rippled slab , should have become a touch clearer . |
| 7 | You should have already completed research into your local area and know where you can or can not detect safely . |
| 8 | Whether you are renting privately , from a housing association or from a council , you should have a proper tenancy agreement that gives rules of occupation , i.e. what you can or can not do , such as keep pets , or alter the structure of the property . |