Example sentences of "you can [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | you can not protect the general theme or idea for a piece of sculpture , for example , but rather the fixed expression of it in stone or marble or , as mentioned , specific drawings in charcoal or some other medium worked on paper . |
| 2 | ‘ If you can not protect yourself then I must protect you . |
| 3 | Different views of a sculpture can be presented , but you can not move round a sculpture except with a film camera . |
| 4 | The snag is that once you have done so , you can not move up or down . |
| 5 | Increasing your bargaining power is not an end in itself but usually arises because you can not move sufficiently close to your opponent 's position to gain a settlement . |
| 6 | You can not move the cursor below the line where PRINT REPAGINATE takes it |
| 7 | You can not move less unless there is another unit or an uncrossable obstacle in the way . |
| 8 | You may feel that the council should not give any money at all to a political party , but you can not move an amendment that no money be given since this is a simple negative of the original motion . |
| 9 | you really like Christmas do n't you John ? , he said yes , the hall way you can not move in the hall way , it is dripping with decorations , right , |
| 10 | ‘ You look as if you can not spell . |
| 11 | When you can not discover the length of the cone it is best to err on the generous side whilst using your previous experience to decide how many cones you would expect the garment to take . |
| 12 | When you can not discover the length on the cone it is best to err on the generous side whilst using your previous experience to decide how many cones you would expect the garment to take . |
| 13 | ‘ You can not mean he wants to die ? ’ |
| 14 | If your dog shows a marked degree of aggression with which you can not cope , you must get it to someone who understands the breed and can help . |
| 15 | If you allow the speed to build up you will rapidly get into a situation you can not cope with , so take it very steadily until you become more experienced and confident . |
| 16 | It is very important to keep our name and work in the public eye and if you know about a suitable event , but feel you can not cope with it yourself , please contact me for help . |
| 17 | A stressful circumstance is one with which you can not cope with successfully or believe you can not cope with successfully That 's the important thing . |
| 18 | A stressful circumstance is one with which you can not cope with successfully or believe you can not cope with successfully That 's the important thing . |
| 19 | ‘ If you do not know where you are then you 're quite likely to wander on to something you can not cope with . ’ |
| 20 | You can not forget . |
| 21 | BELVILLE : I had thought you should have sat at table with me , but when I find you can not forget your original but must prefer my menials to me , you shall wait on me while I sup . |
| 22 | You can not forget who I am and what I was . |
| 23 | If you can not meet the full cost you will still be able to move into a residential or nursing home because we can help . |
| 24 | You can not walk on a cloud ! " |
| 25 | You can not walk two steps here without bumping into a café , being slapped in the face by restaurant smells , or meeting a shop selling something absolutely scrumptious . |
| 26 | Says one critic : ‘ You can not advertise shame , ’ says one critic , ‘ and you can not walk up to a prostitute and say ‘ Hey , you , walk off the streets and join other prostitutes in farming ’ . ’ |
| 27 | You can not walk past them if you 're going in that way . |
| 28 | You can not create a constitution just by writing on a piece of paper , as the French are so fond of doing . |
| 29 | Some films have to be shot on location : you can not create a moving ‘ face ’ out of several thousand people for a British Airways commercial in any other way . |
| 30 | If you explain that in the drama lesson you are going to be working together , that you will need their help , that you can not create the drama on your own , you are raising their status , making them important . |