Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] not [be] hold [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ We have very good arguments to prove that we can not be held responsible for the actions of a few people who did not know what they were doing . |
| 2 | We can not be held responsible for returned goods lost in transit . |
| 3 | If we do not actually receive the money within this period , our computer will automatically cancel your reservation and we can not be held responsible if that holiday is subsequently not available . |
| 4 | ‘ Thousands of people pass through our doors every night and whilst we continue to do our best to combat the problem we can not be held responsible for the actions and intentions of each individual ’ . |
| 5 | You will appreciate that we can not be held responsible if information material to our task is withheld or concealed from us . |
| 6 | You will appreciate that we can not be held responsible if information material to our task is withheld or concealed from us . |
| 7 | You will appreciate that we can not be held responsible if information material to our task is withheld or concealed from us . |
| 8 | You will appreciate that we can not be held responsible if information material to our task is withheld from us ] . |
| 9 | The judge dismissed the wife 's appeal , holding that since there was no evidence that in deceiving his wife the husband was acting on behalf of the bank , they could not be held responsible for his misrepresentation and , therefore , the charge was enforceable against her . |
| 10 | In most cases the 1988 Education Act offers blanket cover for governors in that they will not be held responsible , financially or otherwise , for their actions and decisions as long as at all times they have acted in good faith . |
| 11 | This states that , where a player commits an act of foul play which has not been detected by the match officials , that player 's union has the discretion to cite that player to show cause why he should not be held accountable in the same way as a player who has been ordered off the field of play . |
| 12 | However , Weatherbury people began to protest publicly that he should not be held responsible for the crime . |
| 13 | They say that the explosion was due to hitherto unknown chemical or physical events for which it can not be held responsible for failing to predict . |