Example sentences of "[pron] can [not/n't] be shown [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | which can not be shown to be justifiable irrespective of the person to whom it is applied . |
| 2 | which can not be shown to be justifiable irrespective of the colour , race , nationality or ethnic origins of the person to whom it is applied . |
| 3 | The problems of life-histories and oral history are fairly self-evident : they can not be shown to be representative or valid . |
| 4 | It is also , perhaps , not without significance that Fahreddin Acemi is the first to be mentioned as receiving a salary specifically in respect of his function as Mufti , though it can not be shown beyond doubt that he was actually the first to have done so . |
| 5 | But feeling does not evaporate : if it can not be shown in one form it finds an outlet in another . |