Example sentences of "can [not/n't] [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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1 | And I ca n't yet afford a P C. |
2 | Ah this is a thing which um maybe is quite difficult to do , particularly as we have a culture of stiff upper lips and erm er a culture of of not making a fuss about things and a culture of particularly telling children not to make a fuss about things , a culture of trying to ensure that children ca n't legitimately make a fuss about things . |
3 | In the event of an emergency we ca n't simply shunt a patient off to the nearest available cardiac unit or casualty department . |
4 | She thought , I ca n't even break a cup ! |
5 | Perhaps she ca n't even hold a pen any longer . |
6 | To work at that speed we ca n't even drink a cup of tea . |
7 | ‘ I ca n't even thread a needle , ’ says Julie , sighing . |
8 | I ca n't even do a simple peroxidase test now without fumbling . |
9 | He 's FIVE-YEARS-OLD and ca n't even draw a car . |
10 | Ca n't even kick a ball over , I ca n't believe it |
11 | some , some of us ca n't even boil a bloody egg , I mean it 's , it 's ridiculous , you think to yourself what 's , what 's it all about at the end of your at the end of the day |
12 | You ca n't even take a crap without one of us knowing all about it . ’ |
13 | Why , I ca n't even take a bath without being pestered for my time and attention . |
14 | No , ca n't even see a pencil . |
15 | I ca n't even get a bus pass . |
16 | See , I ca n't even get a proper handle on their mythology . |
17 | They ca n't even get a council house out there ! |
18 | Ca n't even get a boy to deliver ! |
19 | You ca n't even get a compromise really round here in that you 've got ta have one or the other . |
20 | I had a Yorkshire , ca n't even get a |
21 | And we ca n't even get a decent piece of grub round this place now . |
22 | We ca n't even , and the worse thing is we ca n't even get a decent piece of grub round this place any more . |
23 | We ca n't even get a decent piece of grub . |
24 | On many occasions I have been exasperated by people attempting these manoeuvres who ca n't even use a harness or sail consistently in strong winds . |
25 | Bearing in mind that you 're rich enough to live in Surrey , and some people ca n't even afford a roof over their head do n't you think you have a moral obligation towards these people ? |
26 | NEW council housing supremo Arnold Phillips admitted yesterday that the market is so depressed he ca n't even find a home for himself . |
27 | P.S. And now I ca n't even find a real fucking envelope ! |
28 | I mean we ca n't even have a bonfire round our way now , can we , without them phoning the police . |
29 | None whatsoever , they can ca n't even have a confidentiality with a practitioner . |
30 | And you ca n't even have a bloody free Dinky car . |