Example sentences of "[coord] this [noun sg] can not [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A place is private and this offence can not be committed where only a minority group of the public are admitted . |
| 2 | The oral shield of A. bellis is slightly rounded triangular while in A. tritonis it is distinctly arrowhead-shaped and this disparity can not be attributed to differences in size . |
| 3 | Feminists have often reminded those critics who complain about women changing the language that the language changes by itself , and this process can not be halted . |
| 4 | I wanted to ask her how she did it , how she attained the condition of happiness , but this question can not be asked outright for there is no one answer . |
| 5 | On flat surfaces this action is minimised by laying a carpet of light-reflective white limestone chippings on the asphalt , but this treatment can not be extended to sloping sections or to roofs carrying regular foot-traffic . |
| 6 | However , she needs to ask evil spirits for strength , but this power can not be maintained and when her true emotions permeate her denial of her own conscience they completely overwhelm her and she is punished with madness . |
| 7 | Sometimes these are referred to as ‘ letter-sound rules ’ , but this term can not be a correct one , because of certain aspects of the nature of the writing system used for English . |
| 8 | Thus , for example , unc but this result can not be obtained by use of ( 4 ) since by inspection the submatrices of order 2 are all singular . |