Example sentences of "[adj] can [not/n't] [be] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This ca n't be happening to me , Kate would never get herself into this sort of situation . |
| 2 | This can not be achieved through a structured interview or a questionnaire . |
| 3 | Liberal Democrats know that this can not be achieved without fundamental reform . |
| 4 | Underlying this argument there may well be a different one , namely , that there is a need for a more progressive tax structure , and that this can not be achieved without a greater emphasis on direct taxation . |
| 5 | Strategic vision and consistency of policies by firms , by their financial investors , and by government , are crucial , and this can not be achieved without a coherent sustained industrial strategy . |
| 6 | This can not be achieved by existing military contractors moving into civilian markets for which they have few skills , but by giving the market-oriented companies more access to ‘ front-line ’ technology . |
| 7 | This can not be done by the person alone , because help is needed in overcoming the amnesias and the emotional repressions , and this can not be achieved by introspection . |
| 8 | Other people need to be excited by new approaches and this can not be achieved by a dull and formal memorandum . |
| 9 | This can not be said of the colourful house , which turns out to be as likeable as its architect . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , this can not be said of the licence fee . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , while his powers of mental control are impressive , this can not be said of his ability to control his physical body . |
| 12 | This can not be said of the ‘ Nutter ’ , whose conduct is the exception which proves the rules . |
| 13 | This can not be said of the relational algebra and it is more ‘ user friendly ’ than a straight relational calculus language such as QUEL or SCL . |
| 14 | And by doing so , The Accused rejects the assumptions of the other films , saying in effect that if this can not be said of this woman then it can never be said of any women in any situation . |
| 15 | This can not be said of Lagerfeld 's Chloe collection for next autumn . |
| 16 | That this can not be assumed of language , which appears to serve just such a purpose , has been illustrated very clearly by the linguist Lehrer in an analysis of the language used in the description of wines . |
| 17 | This can not be covered under the contents section . |
| 18 | In turn this can not be obtained through asking each part of the organisation for its views . |
| 19 | This can not be asserted as a metaphysical proposition ; as something , that is , which is true of the world of existents irrespective of the manner in which existents are given in our experience . |
| 20 | In the former slave economies this can not be explained on political grounds , since the South was conquered and the old plantation aristocracy was at least temporarily powerless , though it soon returned . |
| 21 | If Jones has outlived Smith this can not be explained by showing that he earlier had the higher life expectancy , and then arguing that this duly caused him to live the longer life . |
| 22 | In accounting for the curious distortion of the doctrine that has taken place in England , it is clear that this can not be explained by the mere presence of constitutional arrangements based on a separation of powers or it would be much more prevalent than it is . |
| 23 | An enhanced generation of either omega-3 or omega-6 derived prostaglandins possessing cytoprotective properties could account for the protection against acid-induced duodenal lesions in rats fed the polyunsaturated fatty acid diets , though this can not be confirmed with the present data . |
| 24 | The explanation for this can not be sought in the tenses of the verbs that the testator has used , for they are all historic with respect to the time the will was made and ought on that basis to refer to no time later than that . |
| 25 | Can I just now you predicated that answer by saying this can not be countenanced in a normal liberal democracy . |
| 26 | The balance key must be used to maintain accuracy and if at any time this can not be done with the key , the matter should be reported immediately to your superior . |
| 27 | Obviously , this can not be done with a conventional typewriter . |
| 28 | This may become relevant if the parties wish to revoke or modify the right , for this can not be done without the third party 's assent , unless it was previously agreed otherwise . |
| 29 | To take the example given earlier , it is necessary to show that the statement about the toothache can indeed be paraphrased into a statement about the corresponding neuro-physiological event ( and hence that the occurrence of the latter event is a logically adequate criterion for ascribing the experience in the given instance ) , and this can not be done without making use of the premisses which such a proof might be expected to underpin . |
| 30 | I believe this can not be done by local authorities , however well meaning they are , nor by universities , however efficient , but only by voluntary bodies . |