Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] can not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It howls you can not say whether out of agony or joy . |
| 2 | If that happens you can not make a will . |
| 3 | Her doctor says she can not have another operation as it would kill her . |
| 4 | He says he can not waste the day whilst you converse with a madman . ’ |
| 5 | He did speak to Murray on the phone but says he can not clear the mystery until he has a chance to study the report in detail . |
| 6 | as Steel-Maitland reported to Law in 1914 : " sunderland : He says he can not manage thee distant meetings . |
| 7 | President Clinton says he can not rule out the possibility of further action against Iraq following the row over the UN 's role as observer . |
| 8 | Mr Reagan says he can not recollect many of the key events surrounding the scandal , which he says was as much news to him as everyone else . |
| 9 | ‘ Mother says he can not smoke in the house while I am with child . ’ |
| 10 | Geoff Addy , of the Old Dun Cow , says he can not afford a new 20-year lease which will put his rent and rates up to £2,000 a week . |
| 11 | The cuts are part of a major shake-up at the laboratory which employs 1,300 staff and the company says it can not rule out more job losses . |
| 12 | Company says it can not rule out more job losses after a review of technical and administrative staff has been completed . |
| 13 | It says it can not get or keep skilled labour . |
| 14 | The Brazilian government , apparently unaware of the huge unrealised economic asset going up in flames across the Amazon , says it can not afford to preserve the rainforest because it needs economic development . |
| 15 | The local authority , the only one of England 's 366 councils still without a plan , says it can not afford the £10,000 cost and that the government 's recycling policy is " grandiose " but ineffective . |
| 16 | Langbaurgh Council says it can not afford to protest . |
| 17 | Darlington Council says it can not afford to celebrate the 150th anniversary of North Road station due to its ‘ extremely difficult ’ financial situation . |
| 18 | Oxfordshire 's Health Authority says it can not afford £200,000 each year to keep it going . |
| 19 | Oxford Health Authority says it can not afford the £200,000 each year to keep it going . |
| 20 | This shows you can not delete the task onscreen |
| 21 | ‘ Whereas Charles may suffer in silence and put up with an unsatisfactory relationship , Diana 's chart shows she can not live without love . |
| 22 | She later shows her mettle as a clog dancer abetted by four pretty girls , tries to set her cap at Father Thomas , but finally realises she can not frustrate true love and dances out happily with the rest . |
| 23 | A review of the assessments to date shows we can not claim total success . |
| 24 | Aid will only be available if they pay larger amounts than those demanded now and which present experience shows they can not afford . |
| 25 | Dr Delvin regrets he can not enter into private correspondence or consultation with readers . |
| 26 | To finish , I will remind you of something which Paul Eyles regrets he can not sell in his shop — although we both agree it is indispensable when setting up a tank for fish : patience . |
| 27 | It is an aim that Legent recognises it can not realise alone , and it will duly continue along the path of strategic acquisitions to broaden both its human and technological asset base . |
| 28 | It seems I can not perform one task aright this eventide . ’ |
| 29 | Sneezy was Robin Cook ( ‘ he 's going to catch a cold when he finds you can not solve all problems by throwing money at them ’ ) and Dopey , You Know Who . |
| 30 | Here they are totally secure , for though the orcs can splash across the Nimrodel — ‘ curse their foul feet in its clean water ! ’ says Haldir — it seems they can not wade or swim the Silverlode . |