Example sentences of "[pron] [pron] can not [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any normal girl would have known , of course , but with you one can not be certain . |
| 2 | It provides access to information , the currency of which is not in doubt , something which can not be true of printed guides . |
| 3 | Problem 1 Assuming , for the moment , the truth of the assertion of uniqueness made in Remark ( iii ) above , one deduces that , amongst the axioms listed for Z , there must be at least one which can not be satisfied by Q. Can you identify which axiom(s) from A1 through to I are not satisfied if one attempts to apply them to Q instead of Z ? |
| 4 | Journalists do not mind being reminded so long as they do not think you are pressing them to write something they can not be sure will be published . |
| 5 | It is not at all improbable that Hitchcock also followed this system , but in the absence of a single manual from him we can not be sure . |
| 6 | What they can not be sure of is how the atmosphere will react , and if it will reach a point of no return . |