Example sentences of "[noun sg] [Wh adv] [pers pn] can not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The technique involves the woman masturbating her partner to the point where he can not control his ejaculation , whereupon she squeezes the tip of his penis firmly between her fingers until the urge subsides . |
| 2 | One of these dairy cows develops severe leg problems to the point where it can not walk . |
| 3 | The polymer is then polymethylmethacrylate , or PMMA for short , I am rapidly approaching the point where I can not teach this subject any more in this way , even though the textbooks still do , because students no longer recognise the trivial name ‘ acrylate ’ . |
| 4 | No human beings , except the courageous and experienced blind , are able to sense much in a strange place where they can not see , but with rabbits it is otherwise . |
| 5 | In this way the plant provides the larva with somewhere to live and feed , but keeps it in one place where it can not damage the leaves , buds or other important parts of the plant . |
| 6 | The Council for the Protection of Rural England has noted that there are ’ fewer and fewer places left in the countryside where you can not hear traffic . ’ |
| 7 | If they heard a knock at the door or if they heard shouting and bawling in the street , but there 's nothing they can do what we 're asking for here is and I 'm asking for support is a phone to the people who can not afford one whereas if they hear something they can phone the police , or they can phone the support unit because are two people staying together in this day and age where they can not walk in the streets they 're attacked even in broad daylight going to get their pensions never mind at night-time . |
| 8 | This is a situation where you can not knock on a door and hope to be immediately granted the favours you seek . |
| 9 | This will also be the case where the shares are issued by a subsidiary incorporated in a jurisdiction where it can not avoid paying dividends or amounts in respect of redemption even if there are insufficient distributable profits , in which case funds would have to be provided by other group companies . |
| 10 | ‘ And , if we do get the breaks , there is no reason why we can not move on to our first ever final . ’ |
| 11 | But in principle , there 's no reason why we can not discuss the flux through a channel , that is its activity , in terms of moles per second . |
| 12 | In the past he has been seen as too similar to form a partnership with Arsenal 's Tony Adams , but he said : ‘ I see no reason why we can not play together . ’ |
| 13 | The real reason why we can not predict human behavior is that it is just too difficult . |
| 14 | Even if a document such as a catalogue or price list is not an offer in law , there is no reason why it can not set out the terms of the offer , for instance by indicating that the party who issues it will only contract on those terms . |
| 15 | On the other hand , there 's no reason why you can not make material gains , particularly if you follow the suggestions earlier to break out of old patterns and courageously go forth into new and uncertain territory . |
| 16 | When you 're drawing up the timetable right at the beginning there is no reason why you can not fix your planning meeting dates , and stick pretty closely to them . |
| 17 | If you are looking for a job there is no reason why you can not keep track of everything with a notepad and a pen . |
| 18 | If not , is there any reason why I can not put ‘ T ’ pieces on the heater hoses to run another heater to the rear of the Land Rover thus running two heaters ? |
| 19 | The witness must be outside the jurisdiction and there must be some good reason why he can not attend for examination in the usual way . |
| 20 | There is no reason at present why you can not take a course in one country even though you intend to take up a job elsewhere . |
| 21 | Taxis are obviously easier to use , but if the patient can not speak properly , he may need to use clearly written cards to explain to the taxi driver why he can not speak , and where he wants to go . |
| 22 | ‘ For the sake of the common good , aggressors might have to be placed in a position where they can not cause further harm . |
| 23 | It is also clear from Walkley v Precision Forgings [ 1979 ] 1 WLR 606 and Chappell v Cooper [ 1980 ] 2 All ER 463 that where the plaintiff commences an action during the primary s11 or s12 limitation period but then puts himself in a position where he can not pursue it , for instance by letting his writ expire without service or delaying so much that his action is struck out for want of prosecution , the court will have no power to exercise s33 discretion , since it is the plaintiff 's own action or default which has prejudiced him and not the operation of s11 or 12 . |