Example sentences of "they ca [not/n't] be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The relative importance of these items to those who wrote and kept them ca n't be assessed in terms of size or splendour . |
| 2 | They are bad news in a block of flats , and they ca n't be relied on . |
| 3 | ‘ Bands bigger than us have got a responsibility — they ca n't be messing with the kids ! |
| 4 | ‘ No , they ca n't be killed at all , or at least not in this dimension . |
| 5 | Although capillary fittings can be ‘ dry assembled ’ and the position of pipes marked , they ca n't be adjusted in this way after installation . |
| 6 | Er so I mean that c because er I mean they the steel balls and steel rollers go into the bin I mean they ca n't be used for anything . |
| 7 | Now remember they 're not they ca n't be counted as your boss |
| 8 | They ca n't be faked by simply changing your motion , or anything like that . |
| 9 | Now that the Apple Computer Inc v Microsoft Corp lawsuit has been defanged and the only thing standing between Bill Gates and world domination is the Federal Trading Commission — see page three : there may be more truth than not in the observation that Microsoft wants IBM to have OS/2 so they ca n't be accused of being a monopoly . |
| 10 | If you are using these , keep them where they ca n't be tampered with . |