Example sentences of "[adj] who can [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are many who can not pay . |
| 2 | The lesson of Mr Krenz is that those who can not cope get crushed by the engine .. |
| 3 | I believe the voluntary sector is on the brink of massive change , there will be those who can not cope , and will harp back to the old authoritarian days of small grants and sherry with the Chair of Social Services . |
| 4 | During the 1970s the provision of rural housing for those who can not partake in the market sector has been pitiful . |
| 5 | What about those who can not go ? |
| 6 | The transmission of religious services , in addition to being a blessing to those who can not go to church and a substitute for those who choose not to , offers considerable potential for evangelism through worship . |
| 7 | It is no use sending to jail those who can not feel . ’ |
| 8 | People tend to sympathise with those who can not talk rather than those who can not hear . |
| 9 | The benefit of this form of publicity is that it could reach those in the home ( women , unemployed , disabled ) and especially those who can not make use of the coverage in newspapers ( i.e. the blind ) . |
| 10 | Similarly , those who can not bear to know about differences between people out of bed , and whose marriage is based more on identification than complementarity , can be disturbed by actual bodily differences which can not be ignored in bed . |
| 11 | Herbal teas or tisanes are also very popular with those who can not tolerate caffeine . |
| 12 | They have been responsible locally , particularly in areas of the highest deprivation , and they are paying surcharges to local councils of £20 , £50 , £70 and more a year for those who can not pay the poll tax . |
| 13 | Those who can not measure up to text-book success may feel a sense of guilt or failure . |
| 14 | The Code provides additional safeguards for juveniles , mentally handicapped persons , the deaf and those who can not speak or understand English . |
| 15 | For example , the capital letters of " How Do You Like London " might suggest a number of phonetic factors abnormal loudness , slow-motion delivery , stressing of every syllable — all expressive of the proverbial Englishman 's assumption that those who can not speak his language as a native are deaf or stupid , or both . |
| 16 | Age Concern wishes to see safeguards against abuse , exploitation and neglect of duty for those who can take decisions plus procedures for those who can not do so . |
| 17 | While the BBC told us it would be ‘ done ’ in the best possible taste , there will still be many viewers who found the scenes last night disturbing those who can not see the forest for the trees . |
| 18 | Perhaps radio is now fitted inside the crash helmets , I never understood why this could not have been done in the first place , along the lines of the radios issued to policemen or the earphones that , thank God , are popular with those who can not live without constant noise . |
| 19 | For those who can not maintain , who can not support the maintenance of the links of the trade union movement Party , we say this start packing your bags there 's the door , we 'll stick around ! |
| 20 | ‘ He will also call for nothing less than a parallel system with equal legal status under which those who can not accept women priests will be able to continue with bishops of like mind . ’ |
| 21 | For those who can not afford this sort of treatment , but have plenty of time to spare , co-counselling may represent a viable alternative . |
| 22 | It is important , therefore , that feminists challenge the current definitions of housing need , and campaign against the public sector becoming a residual category for those who can not afford their own housing . |
| 23 | Hardest hit are those who can not afford either to service their loan or to sell their house . |
| 24 | In addition , it is feared that methods of collecting the community charge by establishing a register of all residents over the age of 18 may result in those who can not afford the tax not completing their electoral registration forms , as this may alert the authorities to their liability for the community charge ( or Poll Tax as it has become known ) . |
| 25 | Thus the DH comments in Caring for People about the relationship of services to those who can not afford their full cost is particularly relevant : ‘ In practice many consumers of personal social services can not afford the full cost of the service and ability to pay does not , and should not in any way influence decisions on the service to be provided . ’ |
| 26 | Those who can not afford to go to many concerts or buy records , or who live far from the centres of music-making , can hear much good orchestral music by radio . |
| 27 | I would recommend an audible drop-off alarm to everyone , but for those who can not afford separate alarms the use of optonics , as long as they are in conjunction with a drop arm , clipped to the rear rod rest , are acceptable . |
| 28 | Being the observer in the Land Rover on patrol is unpopular because observers do the paperwork on incidents ; those who can not drive are thus left with a great deal of boring work . |
| 29 | Those who can not allow themselves to experience the pain and the guilt that goes with it can not move through to acceptance and therefore some more creative response . |
| 30 | She was not one of those who can not lie with wide-open eyes and angelic faces when needful . |