Example sentences of "[pron] can not be use as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , interpretation of such adverbials in English is systematically determined by ( a ) the calendrical vs. non-calendrical ( and specifically deictic ) modes of reckoning , and ( b ) the distinction between common noun units , like weeks , months , years , and proper name units , like Monday , December , and perhaps afternoon , which can not be used as measures ( Fillmore , 1975 ) . |
| 2 | When deprived of these sensations they can not be used as checks when maintaining a safe environment . |
| 3 | A further point is that your protected rights must be used to purchase the annuity which will pay for your annual pension when you retire ; they can not be used as a contribution towards your lump sum . |
| 4 | But it can not be used as a way of endowing anyone with authority where that person had none . |
| 5 | Here , surely , are sufficient examples to show that , however banal or simple our definition of democracy , it soon turns out that it can not be used as a plain , uncomplicated term of description at all . |