Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [conj] [pers pn] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not think that we can turn back the tide of secularisation altogether in the area of dying , but we can call a halt to it by giving some serious thought to practices within our society and churches . |
| 2 | I do not think that we can achieve more in this forum . |
| 3 | Moreover I do not think that it can be said that they succeed in righting the imbalance in the symbolism of Christianity . |
| 4 | I find this a difficult case to understand but I do not think that it can be said to support the Woolwich principle . |
| 5 | I do not think that it can be doubted either that he wrote , i.e. dictated , a fair number of the letters in the RNI . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , I do not think that I can help you with this particular line of enquiry . |
| 7 | Do not think that you can learn by sitting back with your feet up reading a book . |
| 8 | I 've already said this morning that the District Council does not consider that it can accommodate any further dwellings within the Southern Ryedale area without adversely affecting the character of the settlements that are already there , or compromising greenbelt objectives , erm , so therefore to meet the Greater York total , the District Council considers it essential that there is a new settlement to take that amount of housing that can not be accommodated within the Southern Ryedale area . |
| 9 | ‘ I do not consider that it can be said that at the moment of striking the child , he [ the father ] had the necessary evil intent or wilfulness to justify a finding either that he assaulted the child or that he wilfully ill-treated her . |
| 10 | The inspiration of this analysis is thus the underlying idea that any mode of production which redistributes wealth away from its producers will not survive unless it can be made to appear acceptable , and that certain modes of legitimation are particularly well-suited to certain modes of production . |
| 11 | I do not know whether I can do that , but I must hear it first . |
| 12 | I do not know if you can all go . ’ |
| 13 | This branch in its turn will not cooperate until he can produce a written request from you … . |
| 14 | It is not unusual for children to recite happily from one to ten in a number rhyme or as they play , but the teacher does not assume that they can therefore use number or count . |
| 15 | You may not assume that you can go anywhere you like — most of the land is privately owned and actively farmed . |
| 16 | If you have been a victim of a crime do not assume that it can not happen again . |
| 17 | It does not show that we can not start , but only that our initial moves will need to be reassessed later . |
| 18 | Overtaking , give us some , do not overtake unless you can do so without |
| 19 | On the tail , lane road , give way to vehicles coming towards you you must not overtake if you would have to cross or straddle double white lines with a solid line on the out of you , erm if you 're within a zig zag area , the pelican crossing , after a normal overtaking sign until the end of the restriction , do not overtake when you can not see far enough ahead , for example , when coming through |
| 20 | If you do not feel that you can properly advise without an expert 's report then you must say so clearly . |
| 21 | However , he does not feel that he can tender below the £21,960 cost , because the order would make a loss for the company . |
| 22 | A spokesman for Telecom Eireann said : ‘ The law does not provide that we can do anything to stop this . |
| 23 | But I do not believe that we can assemble a majority for anything as negative as ‘ get the Tories out ’ . |
| 24 | I certainly do not believe that we can win anything by a formal arrangement with the Liberal Democratic Party . |
| 25 | Rommetveit does not believe that we can understand meaning by paring an utterance down to its ‘ core meaning ’ and then following up variations on it , as the formal linguists are attempting to do . |
| 26 | Whilst recognising that the worship of a small , dispirited congregation is of importance to God , it does not believe that we can acquiesce in despair or even discouragement . |
| 27 | I do not believe that we can because there is no authority to do so . |
| 28 | The two brothers of Armagnac , count and archbishop , thought Grilly ‘ are so oppressed … that in the end they will be compelled to submit by some contrived method … and one can not believe that they can withstand these afflictions much longer . |
| 29 | I can not believe that it can be right that this late in the game Poetry is still a closed book . |
| 30 | Well it pays to tramp around you see the problem with Jackie and Len has always been that they can not believe that you can get things in a place like W H Smith that will , that will do very nicely as a Christmas present , they tend to go |