Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] can not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a yacht on flotilla breaks down and can not travel due to a major failure which is not your fault , and a substitute is not available , we pay for each 24 hrs or each full sailing day ( 1000 to 1700 ) the yacht is immobile . |
| 2 | For this reason , walking becomes rather a difficult experience as you can feel your feet moving along but can not see where they are going . |
| 3 | Beejay suspects that I have spotted an alternative to misbehave over and can not resist a sideways look . |
| 4 | A letter to Rohde contains , half-way through , the sign " N.B. " and , at the end , the following : " At the point marked N.B. , a message came calling me into town as soon as I reached the foot of the page ; now returned , I am trembling all over and can not free myself of it even by pouring out my heart to you . |
| 5 | The one time you see it is when a woman takes her clothes off and can not look you in the eyes ( as I could n't then ) . |