Example sentences of "he can [not/n't] [be] [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is accepted , as I argue , that a judge , when sitting in his court , is frequently required to make decisions which involve an assessment of where the public interest lies and so to make a political decision , then he can not be said to act neutrally , although he may still be the person best suited to make that particular decision . |
| 2 | If a person is searched in public he can not be required to remove anything other than his coat , jacket or gloves . |
| 3 | Until he is capable of doing this without a rider , he can not be expected to do so when ridden . |
| 4 | No councillor can insist on serving on any particular committee , but equally he can not be compelled to serve on a committee against his wish . |
| 5 | If the expert is obliged by earlier agreement to give reasons , then he must do so : if he has not agreed beforehand to give reasons , he can not be compelled to do so : see 13.7.8 . |
| 6 | Though Offa granted land to Woking in Surrey ( CS 275 : S 144 ) , he can not be shown to have had influence here before 784–5 . |