Example sentences of "can [not/n't] be [adv] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accepting without question his uncle 's explanation that , as captain , he can not be too directly concerned with the minutiae of shipboard life , the boy eagerly agrees to spy on the seamen and find out their weaknesses and their delinquencies . |
| 2 | The categories ‘ restricted ’ and ‘ full ’ realisation of potential can not be so clearly distinguished . |
| 3 | Scotrail can not be so terminally stupid that they are unaware of the numbers of people wanting to use the train in the summer , and therefore a train that accommodates more than four people at a time may well be required . |
| 4 | The man who is paraplegic or the woman with severe rheumatoid arthritis can not be as sexually capable as the able-bodied individual , although measures exist which can overcome most sexual difficulty of this nature . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , with Jupiter so well placed , things can not be all that bad all of the time . |
| 6 | Realistically , the day can not be that far distant when the good Doctor might have to stand down . |