can not

Example Sentences

• "One ſayth this and a nother that / but can not agre. Nether can any of them make ſo ſtronge a reaſon vvhich a nother can not improve."
• "“Oh, dear Arthur, I am so glad! Hurrah for Dunwich fair!” shouted the boy. “Be quiet, foolish child, we can not go without my father’s leave,” said Elizabeth. “Yes, yes, you can; it is but for once, and I will take all the blame upon myself,” cried Arthur Blackbourne. “Goodness, Arthur! I never disobeyed my father in my life.”"
• "A husband can not, without authority from his wife, plat her land, and the fact that the land which he assumes to plat was omitted by mistake from a previous plat made and acknowledged by her can make no difference."
• "“But,” he protested before he took a step to depart, “you can not leave me this way. […]"
• "Whatever may be said in favor of bounties on the larger beasts of prey, those on hawks, owls, and the smaller fur-bearing animals can not be justified."
• "“No! You can’t go. You can not go right now. You can not leave me to deal with this—with her—by myself!”"