Example sentences of "can n't [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marie gets all excited when she gets a good idea — suddenly she 's all full of energy and she ca n't sit still . |
| 2 | The weather ca n't be controlled and I hate sitting around waiting for it to clear up because I ca n't sit still for too long ! |
| 3 | I ca n't sit still . ’ |
| 4 | But it was true , what Jim said , in business you ca n't stand still , you go up or you go down , you ca n't just sit comfortably in your own 1972 executive four-bedroomed plate-glass-windowed centrally heated wall-to-wall-carpeted gadget-equipped house , with your Rover and your wife 's Mini in the two-car garage , and your pot plants in your loggia , and your electric lawn mower in the shed : you ca n't sit still and enjoy it , you ca n't call it a day and call a halt when you own it all and do n't owe anyone a penny , you have to go on and on , relentlessly onwards , juggling with larger and larger sums , owing more , paying out more , until finally perhaps the whole thing comes tumbling round your head like a pack of cards . |
| 5 | Joanne ca n't sit still long enough to feed her , but I love it . |
| 6 | ‘ I ca n't sit still for long any more and I get bored quickly , ’ he says . |
| 7 | erm , well it just , it just , you know , with her , I mean , she ca n't sit still , I mean to have , I mean I , the last four Saturdays , admittedly I have n't been well , but I 've just been totally indoors sewing . |
| 8 | No because that chair is there she ca n't sit comfortable , hair dryer 's sitting behind . |
| 9 | big like gun in like a staple thing it was , but it was a la , it was an extended one , fitted inside this rubber hose and then , clamp it and they only have a little bit of stomach left so they ca n't eat proper meals |
| 10 | ‘ You ca n't eat damp bread . |
| 11 | He said , ‘ Of course , we ca n't waste good food . ’ |
| 12 | We ca n't waste precious resources at this unearthly hour . ’ |
| 13 | No , it 's the personnel statement is well what do you expect from queens who ca n't talk proper |
| 14 | take that back you ca n't talk English . |
| 15 | Yeah , the Really Wild Show yeah She ca n't manage normal size |
| 16 | ‘ The Rosemount is primarily for short-term patients , people like Jennifer who ca n't manage alone and who need respite care . ’ |
| 17 | The violet , the green , the red in my collection , they 're all underlined in beige — neutrals are still the foundation and women who ca n't wear strong colours should n't even try . |
| 18 | I ca n't wear soft shoes and a skirt . |
| 19 | ‘ I ca n't wear soft shoes and a skirt . |
| 20 | 'Cos , like , just 'cos you 're gettin' on a bit does n't mean you ca n't wear fab gear an' pull groovy chicks an' that . |
| 21 | See she ca n't wear high heels . |
| 22 | ‘ Obviously we ca n't wear rubber and safety-pins and all . |
| 23 | So the Essex-based producer responsible for this week 's fastest-rising hit , Do n't You Want Me , ca n't perform lucrative concerts or go on TV in case his bosses see him . |
| 24 | Your dog ca n't prevent unwanted litters . |
| 25 | Although step time and real time are both available here , the RY10 is n't the most versatile of machines in the programming department : there 's that limit of 16 steps per pattern and due to the velocity limitations you ca n't record dynamic performances . |
| 26 | Although step time and real time are both available here , the RY10 is n't the most versatile of machines in the programming department : there 's that limit of 16 steps per pattern and due to the velocity limitations you ca n't record dynamic performances . |
| 27 | Mr Foggerty says he ca n't devote sufficient time to it , so we 've made no progress there . |
| 28 | I ca n't bear somnolent groups of people . " |
| 29 | Ca n't bear angry voices , first he used to go underneath the rocking chair |
| 30 | I ca n't bear jealous people . ’ |