Example sentences of "not [adj] [pron] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this is not possible we can achieve a similar result by the more complicated design |
| 2 | If this is not possible you can crush a pill between two spoons to make a powder which can be sprinkled onto the lips and tongue of the baby if needed . |
| 3 | When things are not right he can be almost static , but when in full flow his grace , elegance and timing have been beautiful to behold . |
| 4 | the carpet and if it 's not right he can |
| 5 | If we 're not careful we can kiss this goodbye Mistletoe-that old Christmas staple-is dying out . |
| 6 | If you 're not careful you can spend hours training your staff to use a training system . ’ |
| 7 | But if you are not careful you can still end up on the street and losing money , even when your rent is fully paid up . |
| 8 | I 'm proud that in the last two years under my administration we have not had one compulsory redundancy , and it 's not easy I can assure you . |
| 9 | ‘ There 's not much one can do , my dear . |
| 10 | Without the resources , though , there 's not much we can do . ’ |
| 11 | Short of that , there 's not much we can do . ’ |
| 12 | I mean , there 's not much we can do with a two-minute video ’ |
| 13 | I mean , there 's not much we can do with a two-minute video . ’ |
| 14 | There 's not much we can do with being in or out the building or is there ? |
| 15 | ‘ There 's not much we can do . |
| 16 | They say they 're not shutting it there 's not much we can do is there ? |
| 17 | There 's not much they can do , there 's no there 's no new chests in the hospital to give out , nor an extension to life , so all I can do is try and cope . |
| 18 | Denis Smith says hopefully to get three points and play good football … there 's not much they can do in two days but his team talk will be tell the players to go out enjoy it and pass the ball … by a strange twist of fate Smith 's first match at the Manor is against the team that gave him the sack last season Bristol City |
| 19 | Not much they can do is there ? |
| 20 | As it is , there is not much she can do with her curls except , every now and again , crop them brutally short just to demonstrate how inadequately they represent her character . |
| 21 | Even my cousin who sort of runs the War Office says there 's not much he can do . |
| 22 | But there is not much he can really hope for in the present elections . |
| 23 | There is not much you can do to make radical changes to other people 's basic life positions , but you can use your awareness of the four ‘ OK — Not OK ’ positions to understand why you sometimes feel hopeless , depressed , victimized and so on . |
| 24 | There is no excuse for being caught by a marked police vehicle — but there 's not much you can do about unmarked cars or cameras . |
| 25 | ‘ There 's not much you can do in this storm . ’ |
| 26 | We now have so many choices , so many ‘ looks ’ , that there is not much you can wear without making a statement of some kind . |
| 27 | It can be very upsetting to have good shots spoiled in this way ; once the noise is on the tape there 's not much you can do about it except dub it out with a substitute background sound ( see page 80 ) . |
| 28 | And then they get bigger and they start thinking and watching and you realise you 're fouling them up yourself too and there 's not much you can do about that either . |
| 29 | But some children are just shy by nature and there 's not much you can do about it . |
| 30 | When these things hit you there 's not much you can do about them . ’ |