Example sentences of "and [pron] [noun pl] can [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.

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1	I 've lost 4ins ( 10cm ) all over and my friends can not believe it — they have all been buying your book !
2	But the basic trouble in the Gulf is that the United States is exclusively geared to fight a major world-scale war , and its forces can not fight any other , not even against enemies the size of Grenada and Panama .
3	‘ It is a school of false values ’ , he wrote , ‘ and its scholars can not go unscathed . ’
4	Although the proprietors and staff of EVERYDAY ELECTRONICS take reasonable precautions to protect the interests of readers by ensuring as far as practicable that advertisements are bona fide , the magazine and its Publishers can not give any undertakings in respect of statements or claims made by advertisers , whether these advertisements are printed as part of the magazine , or are in the form of inserts .
5	Although the proprietors and staff of EVERYDAY ELECTRONICS take reasonable precautions to protect the interests of readers by ensuring as far as practicable that advertisements are bona fide , the magazine and its Publishers can not give any undertakings in respect of statements or claims made by advertisers , whether these advertisements are printed as part of the magazine , or are in the form of inserts .
6	There is general recognition that , although social workers and their agencies can not combat the structural causes of social problems , their knowledge of the effects of poverty and other disadvantages places them in a unique position to influence social policies ( Wharf , 1985 ; Townsend et al . ,
7	Éomer 's intervention does not help him much , for he and his companions can not decide at the end of chapter 2 whether they have seen Saruman or not .
8	As the new Defence Under-secretary , Robert Cranbourne occupies just about the lowliest position in John Major 's cabinet , Yet he is also somebody the Prime Minister and his colleagues can not afford to ignore .

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