Example sentences of "can not [be] [verb] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a tragedy that more commercial use can not be made of the waterways . |
| 2 | He can not be rid of the yearnings , |
| 3 | That play has as an epigraph a Christian equivalent of the escape through ‘ Shantih ’ from the cycles of creation : ‘ Hence the soul can not be possessed of the divine union , until it has divested itself of the love of created beings . ’ |
| 4 | The Class 321 units ( of which the first was delivered in September 1988 ) , were an immediate success , but the same can not be said of the Class 442 ‘ Wessex Electrics ’ of which twenty-four five-car units should have been delivered in time for the May 1988 timetable . |
| 5 | This can not be said of the colourful house , which turns out to be as likeable as its architect . |
| 6 | That can not be said of the SNP , which campaigned with zest and intelligence , and yet finds itself with only the same three seats that it won in 1987 . |
| 7 | The same can not be said of the ruck/maul proposal . |
| 8 | Some commentators have pointed out that , as can not be said of the Cadbury Committee 's report on the financial aspects of corporate governance , much legislation would be needed to implement the Green Paper 's proposals . |
| 9 | At 29 he 's got everything , which can not be said of the other international contenders . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , this can not be said of the licence fee . |
| 11 | The same can not be said of the ceremonial and ritual laws which occupy much of Leviticus and other parts of the Pentateuch . |
| 12 | He does indeed regard the latter case as a splitting of the name " Balak , king of Moab " across two lines ( he calls it " binomination " ) , but that can not be said of the former case . |
| 13 | The same can not be said of the keyboard itself which uses really nasty little keytops and has stick-on legends but at least they have been stuck on for you this time . |
| 14 | This can not be said of the ‘ Nutter ’ , whose conduct is the exception which proves the rules . |
| 15 | Undoubtedly , vaginal penetration with a penis may lead to pregnancy which can not be said of the other forms of sexual assault at issue . |
| 16 | This can not be said of the relational algebra and it is more ‘ user friendly ’ than a straight relational calculus language such as QUEL or SCL . |
| 17 | Fuck that , we were the only team not to choke when it came to the crunch , the same can not be said of the scum . |
| 18 | Unfortunately the same can not be said of the decision to persevere with the existing range of street furniture . |
| 19 | The other points to note on the Regulations are : ( i ) that advantage can not be taken of the section if a provision , ‘ however expressed , ’ of the company 's memorandum or articles requires copies of the full accounts to be sent to members or which prohibits the sending of summary financial statements ( ii ) that provisions , similar to those in relation to the full accounts , apply to approval by , and signature on behalf of , the directors of the summary , and ( iii ) that , up to the end of 1991 , most listed companies do not seem to have opted to adopt the innovation . |
| 20 | Holmes will not come back when he is called ( he does n't even turn round when you shout ) and he can not be allowed of the lead . |
| 21 | The data necessary to convey video simply can not be pulled of the disc fast enough . |