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- phrase nonstandard
Cannot have .
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Examples
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"Yeah ... can't've tied him up properly," said Hagrid, gazing happily out over the grounds.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Rowling, J. K. 1999
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"Don 'worry, it can't've gone far if it's this badly hurt, an' then we'll be able ter -- GET BEHIND THAT TREE!"
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Rowling, J. K. 1997
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It can't've been that bad otherwise I'd've copied and pasted it like I did with some others which did get moderated.
The Guardian World News Stuart Heritage 2010
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"it can't've bin him, I'll swear it in front o 'the Ministry o' Magic if I have to -"
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Rowling, J. K. 1999
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'something' is that coicindence is impossible, or, for example, a view that beautiful can't've been created by trial and error ...
Army Rumour Service 2010
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'something' is that coicindence is impossible, or, for example, a view that beautiful can't've been created by trial and error ...
Army Rumour Service 2010
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'something' is that coicindence is impossible, or, for example, a view that beautiful can't've been created by trial and error ...
Army Rumour Service 2010
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