Example sentences of "can [adv] longer [vb infin] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The telephone is very often the only link these loyal citizens have with the outside world they can no longer walk in safety to the local telephone box to make their calls , and even if they could , when they get there it is out of order . |
| 2 | And the worst of it , in his view , is that no one has the courage to condemn what is happening , since ‘ cultural consensus can no longer distinguish between intolerance and discernment , opening the gates to an era of ‘ freedom without choice ’ ’ . |
| 3 | Automatic Cover — Previously this was provided without limit as to the period of time by which the Company must be notified but as we can no longer rely on surveyors picking up additional plant , it is now a condition of this cover that the Insured notifies the Company before expiry of the current period of insurance . |
| 4 | DAVID WALSH argues that Ireland can no longer rely on fire and fury to paper over the cracks in a country where there are fifteen gaelic footballers for every rugby player . |
| 5 | If salmon is still the rich man 's herring , one can no longer think of herrings as the poor man 's salmon for they have become so expensive that one buys them by the troy ounce . |
| 6 | The negative consequence , however , is that Christians there have developed a ghetto mentality that can no longer think in terms of mission , but only survival . |
| 7 | No matter which way the economy goes , however , the Supreme Court has made it clear that nuclear power can no longer depend on Washington 's paternal hand when its competes with other forms of energy for the public 's blessing . |
| 8 | We can no longer wait for recovery to bail us out … 1993 looks no better than 1992 , so we must restructure our cost base to fit the present size of our business |
| 9 | Mr Ashwell commented : ‘ We can no longer wait for recovery to bail us out . |
| 10 | They have moved for him because they can no longer wait for Gascoigne who will not play again this year . |
| 11 | As a result , Sir Thomas has resolved that he can no longer act as go-between in respect of the prince 's letters to yourself . ’ |
| 12 | Now that the party can no longer call on state finances , it will have to streamline its bureaucracy , and has already decided to hand back to the nation all superfluous assets , including the party 's holiday homes , hotels … and its headquarters . |
| 13 | A huge spaceship supports forests that can no longer survive on earth . |