Example sentences of "this [noun sg] can [not/n't] [adv] be " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | This effect can not merely be explained by a conceivable depletion of TBP , because transcription of the classical pol III genes requires only a very low amount of TBP ( 6 ; and our own unpublished results ) , the presence of which could be verified by western-blot analysis of hTFIIIB and hTFIIIC containing fractions used for the assay ( our unpublished results ) . |
| 2 | This rule can not effectively be pursued if strict mens rea principles are applied , however appropriate these may be to other areas of the criminal law . |
| 3 | Acceptance of mystery — taking it for granted that the spirit is beyond our total comprehension , that this dimension can not easily be put into words , or expressed adequately in any art form . |
| 4 | The problem of the sources of the scenes on this pottery can not easily be resolved . |
| 5 | It is well known that heat can be used to kill malignant cells but this approach can not normally be used where the tumour cells are deeply seated in the body , as can be the case in bone tumours . |
| 6 | Of course , there are often political reasons why this vision can not yet be fully realised but that is all the more reason why an understanding should be pursued . |
| 7 | Now the Board of Practice and Procedure has a budget and w which we have already negotiated , and we 're hoping to be able to hold our presbytery clerks conference but there is nothing in the budget that could possibly cope with these additional conferences and these would therefore be new and additional expenditure , and this motion can not therefore be treated as competent . |
| 8 | ‘ This view can not perhaps be made entirely consistent with all that is said by Lord Eldon in the case Ex parte Gifford ( 1802 ) 6 Ves . |