Example sentences of "[that] can " in BNC.

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1 ‘ There 's not many sports that ca n't learn about presentation from television . ’
2 Plants that ca n't survive in bright light die .
3 But Mrs Thatcher retorted : ‘ A party that ca n't even decide its name is hardly in a position to criticise anyone . ’
4 ‘ Does n't the Prime Minister realise that she is the only person in this whole shameful episode that ca n't make the excuse that I was only obeying orders , because she was the person giving the orders — and the orders are tyrannical . ’
5 That 's one corporate plan that ca n't win , not in the long term .
6 ‘ High art to me is just ineffective art — art that ca n't get an audience .
7 It was called , Lakes that ca n't swim : How to teach them in thirty-six easy lessons .
8 Events which demand a substantial outlay that ca n't be recovered in the event of cancellation , bad weather or some other cause need to be avoided .
9 Claire springs into bathroom with cry of rage ( the train goes at 8.21 ) Steven nicks himself with a safety razor that ca n't nick you .
10 Discover that forgot to pack corkscrew , tea-towels , book of 101 Interesting Walks , storybook about Bear That Ca n't Play Piano , contraceptives .
11 ‘ I ca n't abide a man that ca n't hold his drink . ’
12 Daring to teach the lessons that ca n't be found in textbooks , his eccentric methods promote spontaneity and idealism , but his students face stern opposition from school authorities when they choose to exercise their imaginations and resurrect ‘ The Dead Poets Society ’ .
13 It sounds , in my opinion , a rigid training scheme that ca n't accommodate the sort of previous experience that 70-year-olds have acquired .
14 But I like to be independent as much as I can , and they 've got more than enough to do with the people that ca n't help themselves .
15 We soon learn how to cope but still relieve the tension by shouting obscenities that ca n't be heard over the sounds of the engines .
16 ‘ I have business at the Llandogger Trow that ca n't wait on playacting . ’
17 If this happens you can make a suicidal leap and start the level again — you 're never permanently trapped on a screen that ca n't be completed .
18 ‘ I 'm afraid that ca n't be ruled out . ’
19 There will nearly always be problems when taking on a rescued dog , but with determination and good will on both sides , there are very few that ca n't be solved .
20 But it 's definitely a unique sound , with that percussive effect that ca n't be recreated on an electric bass — and I know that because I 've been getting sampled a lot recently …
21 ‘ And the ones that ca n't are with Mrs Black , that it ? ’
22 And a large number of cellular users consider themselves trapped by ‘ unfair ’ contracts that ca n't be changed without penalty .
23 Smaller companies that ca n't afford these luxuries can sometimes arrange to use spare capacity on the network of a nearby multinational .
24 The only factor that ca n't really be accounted for is time .
25 ( A fact that ca n't fail to affect the resale value of cars bought today that have no emission control . )
26 There 's hardly a single scrap that ca n't be re-cycled .
27 The one punchcard accessory that ca n't be used with the electronic is the punchcard lace carriage .
28 In the name of God that ca n't be right .
29 Your parents hate it and would gladly lynch this band rather than let them dabble with your adolescent hormones that ca n't help wanting to shag them senseless in a vat of cold custard .
30 We are to have larger leagues next season and in the long run that ca n't be for the good of the game in Wales .
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