Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] they can not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any complex subjects which are not present in the scheme must be placed in a more general category where they can not be distinguished from other subjects . |
| 2 | It is likely in any organisation that individuals will have different opinions , there will be personality clashes and there may well be conflicts of interest where an individual is required to pursue a particular course of action that they can not , in all conscience , perform . |
| 3 | He also can not cite the sources for many of the bits he is allowed to reveal , with the result that they can not be independently checked . |
| 4 | Predictably they will tell the adviser that they can not rehouse all those families and perhaps the tenant can contact the police . |
| 5 | Within a few weeks the Minister Mrs Hedy d'Ancona , who is on record as saying that some of the works are in such poor condition that they can not be given away without loss of face , will come forward with a number of proposals . |
| 6 | Details which are ignored in the source text but which have to be specified in the target language can pose a serious dilemma for the translator if they can not be reasonably inferred from the context . |
| 7 | Yet clubs are faced with court summonses , and threatened by closure because they can not afford to pay their rates and local councils refuse to waive part of the bill . |
| 8 | Each Home Secretary has in turn drawn back from taking the most obvious and practical steps with the excuse that they can not legislate for the judiciary — its independence is inviolable : |
| 9 | There are stone pots and earthenware ones with luxury glazes , ancient pots that you find at house sales in the country , and , of course , plastic pots which now come textured and coloured so closely to terracotta that they can not be told apart . |
| 10 | This is causing considerable disquiet amongst TEC Board members who do not wish to see long-term plans hijacked by such short-term changes in the demand for national programmes arising from the recession Many employers are reluctant to become involved either because they have a shortage of work or they can not afford the financial contribution expected of them . ’ |
| 11 | Either its organisation is in so parlous a condition that it has to rely on active service units of such incompetence that they can not place bombs and give effective warnings . |
| 12 | There is also the point that district society presidents are all volunteers and work very hard for the good of the district society and the Institute and it is a pity if they can not be allowed some enjoyment from their endeavours and also make new friendships which will last a lifetime . |
| 13 | They will only get help if they can not easily realise savings of the person who died to pay for the bill , or if paying for the bill brought their own family savings below £500 . |
| 14 | I mean if we look at erm the large number of single parent families , mainly who are headed by women , the position of Social Security for these women has deteriorated in the last few years erm both in terms of the real value of the money received ; Child Benefit has been frozen for the last three or four years ; regulations such as you used to be able to offset your child care expenses when you were claiming income support have been changed , women can no longer can now only earn erm fifteen pounds a week of they 're a single parent and they can not offset their child care costs . |
| 15 | Their anxiety if they can not fill such a gap is close to laughable . |
| 16 | Many stay at home because they can not drive . |
| 17 | There are many people who collude with their partner , or loved one , or friend 's denial of loss or suffering because they can not face the other person 's pain and tears . |
| 18 | N.B. It should be noted that in Austria twin beds often consist of two separate mattresses attached to a single frame or headboard and they can not be separated . |
| 19 | The vigil becomes such a powerful trap that they can not break free from it . |
| 20 | Although we support the right-to-buy legislation , we wish that the capital receipts could be used by local authorities to provide affordable housing so that people would not be forced into owner-occupation that they can not afford . |
| 21 | If it comes to the conclusion that they can not , it will stop playing Midas . |
| 22 | I suppose ‘ watching ’ is the wrong word , for parents , especially mothers , are so involved in the whole process that they can not be impartial observers . |
| 23 | They can not suck from a mare and must be bottle fed if they still posses a suck reflex or by stomach tube if they can not suckle . |
| 24 | ‘ Young people become homeless because they can not get a job and they can not get a job because they have not had a good education . ’ |
| 25 | It appears that they can delay their body clock with ease but they can not advance it , so that if they ever go to bed late then they are stuck with a body clock ( and bed-time ) that tends to become ever more delayed . |
| 26 | The other approach has been to argue that rats have difficulty with passive avoidance because they can not remember recent events . |
| 27 | Sometime genuinely strong potential acquirers will not enter into such a process because they can not react quickly . |
| 28 | Metering would mean they would be paying an unjustifiably high price for a service that they can not do without , ’ says Chairman Lady Wilcox . |
| 29 | Now , with all their claptrap about citizens charters , the Government have had the BBC send to every Member of Parliament letters carrying the Tory party propaganda that they can not allow pensioners to have a free television licence . |
| 30 | Northern Ireland companies have been successful in the area of export development but they can not afford to be complacent about what lies ahead . |