Example sentences of "can [not/n't] [vb infin] so [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As with problem solving , the difficulty with asking the right — questions is that we can not do so unless we already know the answer . |
| 2 | If she or her children return before the ashes become cold , it becomes again an ahi-ka , but there is a difference of opinion whether the grandchildren can recover their rights in that way , but there is no doubt that the great grandchildren can not do so unless they are expressly invited and welcomed by the tribe . " |
| 3 | In view of the growing international concern about the use of children and young people in various conflicts , especially in third-world countries , how on earth can the Minister possibly justify a situation in this country whereby a young lad can join the Army at the age of 16 , or in some cases at the age of 15 , but if he changes his mind and wants to leave after serving more than six months he can not do so and is forced to continue in the armed services until the age of 21 ? |
| 4 | They can not do so and should not be asked to try . |
| 5 | Of course , in Switzerland they can not do so because Switzerland is organised in cantons , and the canton of Ticino , where Lugano is , can not afford to indemnify the whole collection . |
| 6 | Qualified academically to serve their people , they can not do so because of racial barriers bristling in their way . |
| 7 | It is a sad reflection on the present state of constitutional monarchy in this country that one so driven to do his best for the good of mankind , as he sees it , should think , indeed know , that he can not do so as king . |
| 8 | Similarly , a child who creates dangerous mayhem in the kitchen can not do so if he or she is taught and learns never to enter the kitchen . |
| 9 | Unlike a winding-up , the board of directors does not become functus officio on the appointment of a receiver but the directors ' powers are substantially superseded since they can not act so as to interfere with the discharge by the receiver of his responsibilities and accordingly their powers are suspended ‘ so far as is requisite to enable a receiver to discharge his functions . ’ |