Example sentences of "[coord] can [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'll want to spend time looking at equipment they ca n't afford or can only just run to and will be at some stage of agonising over whether to buy or not . |
| 2 | The researchers are particularly concerned at the impact on the food industry which currently exports a high proportion of its output to South East England and can not possibly compete with the substantially improved delivery times open to French competitors once the Tunnel is opened . |
| 3 | Then , singers like to introduce their own free interpretations and can not possibly coincide with the more precise playing of orchestral instrumentalists or pianists . |
| 4 | It may be that you have been taking them for so long that you are caught up in a chemical spiral and can not now function without them . |
| 5 | The leader has special functions and can not therefore behave as an ordinary group member ( ie be ‘ one of the boys ’ ) . |
| 6 | He suffered back and hip injuries , and can no longer walk for long distances . |
| 7 | I feel that I should face up to this problem , now that I am nearing 40 and can no longer hope to ‘ grow out of it ’ . |
| 8 | But voice settings often form part of the typical verbal performance of particular regional accents , and can thus also act as social markers . |
| 9 | It is through this mastery that one achieves ideal manhood and womanhood in Piaroaland , and can then creatively participate in the building of community . |
| 10 | Threadworms are much more common than many people realise and can so easily sweep through the cleanest and most fastidious of families with young children . |
| 11 | The neurotic is unable to face the strange , feels threatened and undermined by it , and can often only deal with it through violence . |
| 12 | People who are self-employed are not included in SERPS and can therefore only provide for their retirement with a personal pension plan plus the basic state pension . |
| 13 | Bruce and Siddy the boxers are eight years old but can no longer stay with their present owner . |
| 14 | It enables us to express what we feel but can not fully articulate in words alone . |