Example sentences of "could not [be] [vb pp] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With some fish , but particularly carp , a situation was apparent whereby they refused to accept a bait on strong tackle , but could not be landed on tackle fine enough to fool them . |
| 2 | The judgement led one observer to point out ruefully that there now existed a situation where two tribunals faced with similar circumstances could quite reasonably come to different conclusions , and that their rulings could not be overturned on appeal in the Interests of consistency ( IRS , 1985a ) . |
| 3 | President Ortega himself on Feb. 28 ordered Sandinista forces to observe an immediate unilateral ceasefire so that the 12,000 contras based in Honduras could demobilize immediately , otherwise , he asserted , power could not be transferred on April 25 . |
| 4 | Charles Tennant ( 1768–1838 ) was the sixth son of old John Tennant and could not be employed on Glenconner Farm . |
| 5 | ‘ For to obviate the inconveniencies that might result from the too frequent communication with the out pupils the Professor will demonstrate to the latter only what might be useful to them as Surgeons and Physicians to the human body , such as the most important demonstrations of comparative anatomy as likewise experiences [ experiments ] on several animals , which could not be attempted on Man without imminent danger , and lastly , a comparison between epidemical and epizootic diseases — therefore the out pupils ought to be considered by the Society [ College ] as a separate Class : the consideration of which ought not to have any influence as to the situation of the establishments . |
| 6 | It involves injecting the substance into the mice 's lungs , a treatment which could not be used on humans . |
| 7 | Equally , the key word in Robyn 's deconstruction of what Silk Cut really means is one which could not be spoken on television . |
| 8 | The existence of some could not be disclosed on security grounds ; others are set up to do a particular job and then wound up . |
| 9 | Retirement relief could not be claimed on disposals before 6 April 1985 unless the individual concerned had reached the age of 60 . |