Example sentences of "can [adv] [vb infin] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , I , I apologize but for some reason I ca n't explain that the recommendations on , on this items twelve B one and twelve B two should read as follows . |
| 2 | The RAF says it ca n't comment until a board of inquiry reports back . |
| 3 | But at this point I ca n't decide if the evening 's cabaret will consist of , ‘ Deep down , I 'm just the same old Lil you knew before , so how about it ? ’ or ‘ I 'm a star now , baby , and I can make or break you , so let's do it my way . ’ |
| 4 | As soon as you receive replies to requisitions , you should be in a position to prepare a report on title for any mortgagee for whom you act , as is commonly required by any but a private mortgagee ; you ca n't usually do so before , because until you have had satisfactory replies you ca n't certify that the title is good . |
| 5 | He did not breathe spontaneously and died in a pulmonary W with lungs filled with water and we ca n't exclude that the reason for that was just the water bath . |
| 6 | How about erm the grim reaper called upon you ca n't do that the same thing as God smiled upon ? |
| 7 | I ca n't stay but a little while . |
| 8 | You ca n't tell whether the person is male or female . |
| 9 | But you ca n't complain when the air they breathe |
| 10 | Carolyn remembered the way her mother would whizz round the room with a can of spray polish and a duster , after tea , and say , ‘ Well I just ca n't settle if the place is n't tidy . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I ca n't leave until the giant eel is found . ’ |
| 12 | Except the brain is screaming for more dopamine , so you overdose because you ca n't accept that the drug is n't working any longer , and it 's then that cocaine starts doing its other things to you . |
| 13 | If you ca n't see whether an obligation has been met , you ca n't readily grant a privilege . |
| 14 | You 're probably quite prepared to stomach the fact that I 've slept with girls before you , you 'd think it odd if I had n't , but if you ca n't see that a baby makes a difference to how much other affairs matter , I ca n't explain it to you . " |
| 15 | Someone must have sent the papers and I ca n't see that the corporals did it . |
| 16 | Looked at in this light , and with conservation so constantly impressed upon us , I really ca n't see that the idea could be so shocking . |
| 17 | unless Andrew 's dropped some enormous goolies , I ca n't see that the plums that I 've picked out should be |
| 18 | I then as far as I can recollect , I ca n't remember whether the door was ajar or totally shut erm I would have put my hand to the handle and once knowing the door was free from its its erm lock I then pushed the door hard with the shield make , knowing that it would then bang , hopefully bang against the back wall . |
| 19 | I ca n't remember if the picture of the man from the magazine looked anything like Boy . |
| 20 | But Helen Simmons says she ca n't wait until the budgets are sorted out . |
| 21 | We sometimes talk when we meet on Saturday nights , but we ca n't hear when the bands are on , and afterwards I 'm either too drunk to talk or , if I can speak , I 'm too drunk to recall much of what I 've said . |
| 22 | Unless you were there , you ca n't know whether a film 's failings should be attributed to the writer 's incompetence or the director simply misunderstanding the script . |
| 23 | He seems totally inflexible and unwilling to negotiate any variation of the arrangements proposed and ca n't appreciate that the banking needs of a parish council are not the same as those of a sweet shop ! |
| 24 | and erm article eighty five ca n't interfere and the court said , who , of course they can |
| 25 | However , this size of fretwire should please more of the people more of the time , and you ca n't deny that the fret job is superb ; the ends are so well finished you can almost see your reflection in them . |
| 26 | We ca n't deny that the water 's a little colder , but during the summer , the alpine lake set high in the Austrian alps alongside this little village can look like somewhere on the Med . |
| 27 | You ca n't deny that the Germans ’ actions were excessive . ’ |
| 28 | You ca n't deny that the place is an absolute toilet . |
| 29 | ‘ You ca n't deny that the only advantage to be gained is on your side , ’ Travis countered coldly . |
| 30 | And I think Peter 's been saying this for almost well since he 's come back anyway that , I ca n't work because the stock figures have not been updated . |