Example sentences of "[adj] ca " in BNC.
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| 1 | You ca n't even superimpose to that extent cos they 're slightly different ca n't even superimpose that my fingers ca n't superimpose cos they 're slightly different . |
| 2 | It 's a ski race , is n't it , and the English ca n't ski ! |
| 3 | The English ca n't win , Roald — they do n't understand snow , but we do . |
| 4 | ‘ A lot of people who are disabled or old ca n't get out to vote . |
| 5 | Verily , your axe strikes true when you suggest that some ca n't spend more on software , even if they did n't pirate — but is this any excuse for stealing ? |
| 6 | Some ca n't afford it . |
| 7 | ‘ Some can use the heat , some ca n't , ’ admits Midland 's engineering director Mike Hughes . |
| 8 | ‘ Your nurse once said to you , ‘ Some can , some ca n't , some do , some do n't , and you 're a can and do . ’ ’ |
| 9 | Some ca n't . |
| 10 | Truly a night to remember — indeed a night some ca n't remember ! |
| 11 | I can understand Leeds fans expressing frustration at the defensive errors going on , especially after Norwich , but the continual barracking Lukic and Newsome got from some ca n't have helped at all . |
| 12 | ‘ They knock on my door and say they want to pull on a black and white shirt , but when I ask them to prove it some ca n't , ’ said Keegan . |
| 13 | Some ca n't open . |
| 14 | All we need now is some Ca n't get it back in the box now . |
| 15 | ‘ This ca n't go on much longer , ’ the Poles hopefully assured the Germans . |
| 16 | This ca n't go on . |
| 17 | I remember thinking , well this ca n't happen to me . |
| 18 | This ca n't really be avoided but can be reduced by letting in as much ventilation as possible . |
| 19 | Robin Williams , Dead Poets Society : see Critic 's choice Virginia Mayo and James Cagney in Raoul Walsh 's classic 1949 production of White Heat … even movies as good as this ca n't live up to the praise lavished on them by some film reference books : see Critic 's choice Hear no equal , see no equal … |
| 20 | She heard me practising at home one day and said , ‘ This ca n't go on . ’ |
| 21 | This ca n't be good for him , thought Denis , and he remembered the story he had read of an old man in England , although younger than Uncle Mick was now , who lined up to receive the very first old age pension ever issued in England and dropped down dead as soon as his money was passed over the counter to him . |
| 22 | Surely this ca n't be quite right — |
| 23 | Backing comes from Lou Levy ( piano ) , the excellent Herb Ellis ( electric guitar ) , Wilfred Middlebrooks ( bass ) and Gus Johnson ( drums ) , although Oscar Peterson , Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen ( the Peterson trio for many ) take a guest spot on This ca n't be love . |
| 24 | Misty , Mack the Knife , Anything Goes , Round Midnight , This ca n't be Love . |
| 25 | And this ca n't be a very digestible cigar , because it was only four-pence . ’ |
| 26 | This ca n't be happening to me , Kate would never get herself into this sort of situation . |
| 27 | ‘ I said to myself this ca n't go on , you have to admit it to yourself you have a problem . |
| 28 | ‘ Hang on , ’ said Masklin , ‘ this ca n't be right . |
| 29 | This ca n't be Los Angeles . |
| 30 | This Ca 2+ -calmodulin effect on the channel is most pronounced at low cGMP concentrations as found under physiological conditions . |