Example sentences of "they can [not/n't] [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it is , it looks like they ca n't bear to be together . |
| 2 | They ca n't afford to be held up . |
| 3 | Northern Ireland companies have been successful in the area of export development but they can not afford to be complacent about what lies ahead . |
| 4 | At the level of parliament , the news media and opinion poll data , management of the national economy has been the dominant issue in British politics for much of the post-war period and however important it is for socialists to insist that ‘ the political ’ be given a broader definition , they can not afford to be silent on so important a concern . |
| 5 | I am worried that many students may convert to being part time rather than full time , simply because they can not afford to be full-time students . |