Example sentences of "ca [adv] be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've seen loads of rings like this , so they ca n't be worth much . ’ |
| 2 | You ca n't be on middle ground , there is no neutral territory . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm afraid I ca n't be of much help , ’ Meredith said . |
| 4 | ‘ Sorry I ca n't be of more help . |
| 5 | I 've always excused myself-I 've said , I 'm kind and tolerant with everyone else , she 's the one person I ca n't be like that with , and there has to be an exception to the general rule . |
| 6 | Gon na be like you ca n't be like that , on things like that . |
| 7 | well , erm tis n't , she 's not , she wants the W R A F and nothing else and Sue said you ca n't be like that , you know , and er , so they 've decided that she 's got ta carry on with this Saturday job because she wo n't be able to go on the dole look , straight away will she ? |
| 8 | Too bad every other day ca n't be like this . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ But he ca n't be in such immediate danger , or — ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Only that Humber 's been raising Cain all day about having to carry D.I.L.s in Marcus proper and Marcus Small Ward , and how , though she 's willing , she ca n't be in two places at once . ’ |
| 11 | You ca n't be in two places at once . " |
| 12 | I ca n't be in two places at once , I said . |
| 13 | I ca n't be in two places at once . |