Example sentences of "[det] [noun] can [not/n't] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The relative contribution of each component can not be clarified from this study . |
| 2 | This puts me in the position of having to either cancel the project — which would be a great discouragment to the volunteers , who might be reluctant to come forward again having been let down over this one — or risk going on without funding ( and then perhaps being told that funding can not be granted retrospectively ? ) . |
| 3 | Are we to conclude therefore that eminence can not be allowed as a yardstick of creativity ? |
| 4 | The other points to note on the Regulations are : ( i ) that advantage can not be taken of the section if a provision , ‘ however expressed , ’ of the company 's memorandum or articles requires copies of the full accounts to be sent to members or which prohibits the sending of summary financial statements ( ii ) that provisions , similar to those in relation to the full accounts , apply to approval by , and signature on behalf of , the directors of the summary , and ( iii ) that , up to the end of 1991 , most listed companies do not seem to have opted to adopt the innovation . |
| 5 | That experiment can not be repeated . |
| 6 | In Chapter One , it was stressed that crime can not be considered aside from its social context , that it is dependent on society defining certain actions as criminal , and on the reaction of others to such actions . |
| 7 | Mr. Watkinson accepted that the closing words of section 69(1) place a difficulty in his way , but he maintained that this difficulty can not be allowed to outweigh the clear words of Lord Bridge of Harwich . |
| 8 | This difficulty can not be overcome by a stipulation that the receipt message and the private key together are the equivalent of a paper based negotiable bill of lading . |
| 9 | Most of the final parts of this story can not be independently verified but events appear to have run as follows . |
| 10 | It can easily be shown that " you know what I mean ! " and " you know ! " in this case can not be eliciting an agreement . |
| 11 | Further , some activities can not be judged by assessing their value to wealth-creation , when in fact they are what people use their wealth on . |
| 12 | Sometimes we seem to be losing touch with the fact that some activities can not be rushed . |
| 13 | A moment 's thought will convince the reader that the crossed reading is prohibited here : this sentence can not be used to describe a situation where Arthur knows that the animal in question is an alsatian , but is unsure of its sex , while Mike knows that it is female , but thinks it might be a wolf . |
| 14 | This variety can not be captured by the notion of loose apposition , and it can not , therefore , provide the basis for the analysis of the phrasal phenomena discussed in the final section or the discourse phenomena discussed in the preceding sections of this article . |
| 15 | This provision can not be contracted out of . |
| 16 | It has now transpired that this money can not be guaranteed , and the estate may be sold instead to a private buyer . |
| 17 | This experience can not be replicated in second language acquisition . |
| 18 | This hypothesis can not be convincingly proven on current evidence , but if accepted , it would suggest an early ribbon development with short side-streets and lanes , perhaps extending c. 700 m ( 2300 ft ) either side of the main north-south road junction , followed by a mid to late second-century remodelling of the region to the west , perhaps contemporary with the new defences . |
| 19 | Some have therefore concluded that behaviour in this category can not be termed altruism at all . |
| 20 | The use of the scarce resource on one opportunity ( project ) may mean that another opportunity can not be undertaken even though it would have generated a positive contribution in cash-flow terms . |
| 21 | Multi-word concepts Some subjects can not be described satisfactorily with one word , but require two or more words for their specification . |
| 22 | Batsman first , gloveman a distant second , his struggles at the crease this term can not be unrelated to the additional burden of having to master the game 's most demanding discipline while John Emburey and Phil Tufnell practise their wiles . |
| 23 | Sometimes these are referred to as ‘ letter-sound rules ’ , but this term can not be a correct one , because of certain aspects of the nature of the writing system used for English . |
| 24 | This theorem can not be relied on in other cases . |
| 25 | This action can not be interpreted as an inhibition by stauro sporine of negative modulation of the histamine H 2 receptor by a basal activity of protein kinase C because similar effects were found with gastric inhibitory polypeptide , the action of which was not inhibited by activation of protein kinase C. Finally 1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-glycerol , a diacylglycerol analogue which activates protein kinase C in intact cells , inhibited histamine stimulation of cyclic AMP content in HGT-1 cells at a concentration at which it inhibited histamine stimulated aminopyrine accumulation in partietal cells . |
| 26 | Some words can not be pronounced at all until their meaning has been recognised . |
| 27 | Some risks can not be excluded or transferred ; they must be covered by insurance . |
| 28 | In my judgment this submission can not be accepted . |
| 29 | This rule can not be applied to items from the newer weaving countries ( Pakistan and the Balkans , etc ) which produce workshop versions of almost any type of design . |
| 30 | Moreover , this rule can not be mitigated by mixing the d orbitals with p orbitals , because in a regular octahedron the d orbitals are g and the p orbitals are u . |