Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [adv] be [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't be doing groomsman . |
| 2 | Oh , now be careful , I can not be changing sheets again , not at this time . ’ |
| 3 | But over and above that , you ca n't be expecting nurses to , presuming you 'd get more , to take over home care duties . |
| 4 | She said well you ca n't be carrying microwaves around England every time you want to have a meal . |
| 5 | Erm I see so I 'm not really will make sure that erm that we are kept in touch so that we are not so far down the track but they ca n't be reversed committee as a whole |
| 6 | They can also be divided crossways into three regions , a well-defined head ( cephalon ) at the front , usually equipped with a pair of eyes , a thorax with a variable number of articulated segments , and at the back end a tail ( or pygidium ) formed by the fusion of several segments . |
| 7 | But they lack the three essentials : they do not evolve , they do not process energy , and they can not be called organisms . |
| 8 | they can only be doing damage to th to the election chances I mean |
| 9 | The WBO champion knows unless he takes on and beats WBC title-holder Hodkinson he ca n't be called boss in his own backyard , let alone the world . |
| 10 | Although craft activity in some form was carried on almost everywhere , whether it can properly be termed industry depends very much on the objective and scale of the undertaking . |
| 11 | It can not be get background . |
| 12 | All the rest depend on this being present , for if a procedure is not appropriate to a particular patient 's condition it can not be judged quality care ( Shaw undated ) . |
| 13 | It can also be called velours paper or velvet paper . |
| 14 | The contents of the discussion were not revealed but it can safely be assumed Border made it clear he felt Marsh , dropped along with Mark Waugh , should have been spared , not least because of his loyal service . |