Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [coord] can [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It stares at the windowlight and can not make it out . |
| 2 | Derived from the Greek words phyllon ( leaf ) and xeros ( dry ) , the phylloxera lives only on the vine and can not survive on any other host . |
| 3 | We are therefore exposed to incomplete explanations of events : we know of the famine but can not comprehend its causes , we are made aware of problems but can not fathom their resolution . |
| 4 | It might help you to doze off but you will probably find that you wake during the night and can not get back to sleep again . |
| 5 | A front-line supervisor only has authority over his part of the work of the organisation and can not issue instructions to another part . |
| 6 | It is set annually by the Government and can not rise by more than the rate of inflation . |
| 7 | This is because many children want to talk about the subject but can not find an adult in whom to confide or who is willing to talk about it . |
| 8 | ‘ It is absolutely necessary that if somebody is gumming up the system or can not keep pace with what you are trying to do that they should go , ’ he declares uncompromisingly . |
| 9 | It is absolutely necessary that if somebody is gumming up the system or can not keep pace with what you are trying to do that they should go |
| 10 | An example of this in the classical theory of general relativity is provided by a black hole , which is a region of space-time in which the gravitational field is so strong that any light or other signal is dragged back into the region and can not escape to the outside world . |
| 11 | Under the general safety requirement , retailers are criminally liable if they knowingly expose an unsafe product for sale , whereas in civil law , under the product liability regime , retailers are liable to third party victims only if they present themselves as the producer or can not identify the person who supplied them with the product . |
| 12 | Thus , a plaintiff who receives 'sick pay " equivalent to his ordinary pay has suffered no loss and can not recover damages ( Turner v Ministry of Defence ( 1969 ) 113 SJ 585 ) . |
| 13 | Your tutor may be generous to a fault but can not reward irrelevance or peripheral knowledge display . |
| 14 | The European Environment Agency ( EEA ) , formed in May 1990 , is without a home and can not function . |
| 15 | But such a checklist of questions can be a helpful prompt if you are faced with a passage and can not find a place to start . |
| 16 | Rot is caused by fungi which live parasitically on cellulose since fungi have no chlorophyll and can not photosynthesize sugars for themselves . |
| 17 | If your income is slightly above these levels you should still apply because the figures shown are only a guide and can not reflect every personal circumstance . |
| 18 | ‘ I know what I want to say but I am not a millionaire and can not afford to see my family dragged into that kind of thing , ’ he said . |
| 19 | Existing smear tests find slight abnormalities in 250,000 women every year but can not distinguish between those who will go on to develop serious disease and those who will not . |
| 20 | ‘ If someone is determined to prevent an agreement or can not agree then there wo n't be one . ’ |