Example sentences of "[adv] a [noun] can [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A deadlock can only be opened with a key so a thief can not smash a pane of glass and open the door ; or if he gets in through a window , he ca n't carry your property out through the door . |
| 2 | Thus someone taking only a pledge can not acquire good title by virtue of this provision . |
| 3 | This is not faking , however , because waking subjects know perfectly well a child can not write or spell such a sentence . |
| 4 | Even a king can not please everyone , though , Our Lady knows , Stephen tried . |
| 5 | Ideational apraxia is seen when a patient can not carry out a complex sequence of movements , even though he is capable of carrying out each movement individually . |