Example sentences of "[adv] can not be use [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many marine organisms time their reproduction by the moon , and some land organisms also breed by the lunar cycle , particularly those living in equatorial regions where day length is virtually constant and so can not be used as a guide . |
| 2 | The lexical procedure works by retrieving previously learned information about the specific letter string being read ( and so can not be used for reading non-words aloud , since the reader has never seen these before ) . |
| 3 | The non-lexical procedure works by applying rules specifying how a particular letter or letter group is to be pronounced ( and so can not be used for reading exception words aloud correctly , since such words disobey the rules : if you apply the rules to read an exception word aloud , you will produce an incorrect pronunciation , such as reading pint as if it rhymed with mint , hint , lint , etc . ) . |
| 4 | Although in spreadsheets like 1-2-3 and SuperCalc you can type in an entry like Sep-11 this is just a text entry and so can not be used in arithmetic — which is the whole point of a spreadsheet like this . |
| 5 | Finally , the description unenforceable really means that up until the time of judgment it was valid but thereafter can not be used as a basis for an action . |
| 6 | At least certain of the theories of probability , notably the frequency theory , can not possibly allow it to be meaningful to speak of the probability of single events , and hence can not be used in analysis of particular causal beliefs , those which are most common . |
| 7 | The unique Client name is already known to LIFESPAN and therefore can not be used for a new Client name . |
| 8 | On Jan. 20 Akbulut emphasised that " joint defence installations … definitely can not be used without the permission , authorization and knowledge of the government " . |