Example sentences of "i ca " in BNC.

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1 If I ca n't take him he will have a two-hour wait for an ambulance .
2 I ca n't cope with life … ’
3 In his note he asked for medical help — some vitamins , eye-drops , ‘ as I ca n't go out ’ — and for some money .
4 I ca n't be sure .
5 In short : frankly , these days , without a theory to go with it , I ca n't see a painting . ’
6 Like sunnink reely glamorous that everyone wants an' I ca n't see woss so wrong wiv vat. 'Cos I ai n't gonner get no kitchen wiv pitcher winders an' some geezer wiv a pipe like you was on abaht am I now ?
7 Perhaps radio will allow me to play all the unsuitable roles that I ca n't do visually in the theatre , where it 's just the voice and the character .
8 Having been lucky with the only real audition I did which was for the RSC , I ca n't really complain about it .
9 And , of course , working with professional directors who wo n't say things like ‘ Your uvula is n't relaxed enough ’ , but simply ‘ I ca n't hear you ’ .
10 I ca n't explain it more than that .
11 I ca n't escape it .
12 That 's why I ca n't go on with it .
13 I ca n't serve anything that needs thinking about when people are meeting to discuss big money deals — all fish must be filleted here , for example — but all the food must be good . ’
14 How that girl can bring herself to sit there singing it I ca n't imagine .
15 If I ca n't find Mr Clancy , maybe David can coax it to work . ’
16 ‘ Constable Bewman here pointed out that each guest had their plate handed to them by Edith but I ca n't see how that would give the murderer any scope . ’
17 I ca n't tell you if Mrs Iverson had any port . ’
18 I ca n't remember now .
19 Truth be told , I ca n't really remember what I did do in those six months .
20 It may be that I ca n't help , but … ’
21 I ca n't stand this any more .
22 I ca n't . ’
23 ‘ No , I 'm sure I put it in my apron pocket , but I ca n't have done .
24 ‘ Er , no , I ca n't think of any reason .
25 Little Darren gets ill really easily at the moment and as for Sonja , she 's just gone mental — I ca n't understand her any more .
26 I 'd like another one , actually , but I ca n't see it happening now . ’
27 I ca n't explain it to you . ’
28 I 've had another word with Personnel and they say that even though I ca n't have any more full-timers , I can have a part-timer to help me with making the sandwiches in the morning and clearing up last thing at night .
29 ‘ I do n't see why I ca n't fiddle the season ticket .
30 Still , I ca n't win them all , can I ? ’
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