Example sentences of "thing which can [not/n't] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are things which can not be done even with a 4shillings ; 5d education rate when that only produces £22,000 , and when , even with the Government grant , there is only £75,000 to spend . |
| 2 | In his view , there should be a clear test applied to ensure that the Community only does things which can not be done well at a national level . |
| 3 | If we are to know anything , we must proceed on the basis of certain things which can not be proved but which must be presupposed . |
| 4 | It was indeed Darwin 's wife , Emma , herself a scientist , who pointed out the real danger in the use of scientific method when she asked him : " May not the habit in scientific pursuits of believing nothing till it is proved , influence your mind too much in other things which can not be proved in the same way ? and which if true are likely to be above our comprehension ? " |
| 5 | God grant me the serenity to accept the things which can not be changed , the courage to change those that should be changed , and the wisdom to know the difference . |