Example sentences of "can not be use [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When deprived of these sensations they can not be used as checks when maintaining a safe environment . |
| 2 | This whole group of paints are in no inferior to the very liquid paints , they are similarly versatile , but can not be used as inks , which the thinner acrylics do so well . |
| 3 | Now , interpretation of such adverbials in English is systematically determined by ( a ) the calendrical vs. non-calendrical ( and specifically deictic ) modes of reckoning , and ( b ) the distinction between common noun units , like weeks , months , years , and proper name units , like Monday , December , and perhaps afternoon , which can not be used as measures ( Fillmore , 1975 ) . |
| 4 | The main limitations to the use of Pitot tubes are their size and the slowness of their response ; they can not be used in flows of very small length scale , nor to measure rapid velocity fluctuations . |
| 5 | Also considered are purely surface syntactic constraints , as in 54 ; it is noted that ‘ indefinite tu or vous can not be used in contexts where there is a definite ‘ you ’ immediately to the left , for fear of confusion with the latter ’ ( p. 289 ) : |
| 6 | Further , such material can not be used in places frequented by crowds , while its transient activity means that material which takes time to prepare must be used immediately . |