Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] can [not/n't] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The value of extra years of life diminishes however if one or more of these quality factors declines or can not be assured . |
| 2 | It seems to me that art of all kinds emerges out of deep human needs , needs that can not be met anywhere else . |
| 3 | The size of the pleats and spaces are predetermined and can not be altered . |
| 4 | There is an even more telling reason why , in higher education , the teacher 's authority has to be won and can not be presumed . |
| 5 | They have been well mixed and can not be seen . |
| 6 | They have been well mixed and can not be seen . |
| 7 | There are cases not in any way in doubt on this appeal which establish the general proposition that a foetus enjoys , while still a foetus , no independent legal personality — a foetus can not , while a foetus , sue and can not be made a ward of court : see Paton v. British Pregnancy Advisory Service Trustees [ 1979 ] Q.B . |
| 8 | Memories of happy days on the hills never fade but can not be shared with others through the medium of the written word as effectively as colourful pictures . |
| 9 | The Act is perhaps not so clear where only the claimant with a possessory title is before the court , for example , because the true owner does not appear or can not be found . |
| 10 | Any ACT that can not be offset against the relevant period is known as ‘ surplus ACT ’ . |
| 11 | Any ACT that can not be used , carried back or surrendered , may be carried forward without time limit for use against tax liabilities ( again subject to the same basic rate restriction ) . |
| 12 | Here he realises that even in Eden Adam had Eve and on earth women do exist and can not be ignored . |
| 13 | When she goes home she cries and can not be comforted . |
| 14 | In supervisor mode all the facilities of the computer are available for use , while in the problem mode certain instructions ( known as privileged instructions ) are disallowed and can not be executed . |
| 15 | This fact needs to be explained and can not be assumed , or read off , in terms of the logic of capitalism . |
| 16 | It may not be possible to remove the highlights with grease remover , but do not use emery powder — it will leave scratch marks that can not be removed by polishing later . |
| 17 | It is most unlikely that you will have a complain that can not be settled amicably between us . |
| 18 | I think at the outset I need to erm clarify Hambledon 's position , erm Hambledon 's position is that it objects erm to the new settlement on the basis that it 's not needed and can not be justified , and I would n't wish erm for the er Council 's position to be interpreted as anything less than that . |
| 19 | I do n't think I need to say anything further on the Council 's erm position on the new settlement erm or reiterate Hambledon 's earlier view that it 's n its er view that the settlement is not needed and can not be justified . |
| 20 | We have a clear resolution that it objects to the new settlement on the basis that it is not needed and can not be justified . |
| 21 | Because of this , a poetic utterance has no functional ties with the real context in which it is produced and can not be assumed to refer to any aspect of its producer 's existence . |
| 22 | Mr Kaufman called in his support the view of Hans-Dietrich Genscher , the German foreign minister , who he said had told the review group in Bonn that ‘ agreements are better than unilateral moves because they can be verified and can not be reversed ’ . |
| 23 | But he adds the value judgement that this is desirable because it exists and can not be undone . |
| 24 | There will be great debate surrounding the engine and many questions will be raised that can not be answered except in terms of likelihood . |
| 25 | From the practical standpoint , it is often claimed that there is never enough time to write objectives ; that their use removes the spontaneity from teaching ; and finally that from a clinical point of view they are inappropriate , as much of the teaching is ‘ crisis , teaching and can not be foreseen nor planned . |
| 26 | There is another aspect of loss and suffering that can not be ignored . |
| 27 | In many cases it will be impossible to make sufficient disclosure at the commencement of the relationship as material information which has to be disclosed will not be known and can not be predicted until a particular conflict arises . |
| 28 | In particular , given that prices have already been set and can not be changed , what will happen to real output ? |
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