Example sentences of "can or [vb mod] [not/n't] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The number of sets can be altered , along with whether points can or ca n't be won on your opponents ' serve . |
| 2 | We suppose that 's a rule in our minds and that explains our judgments about for example and proform substitution and so on that 's so we define the notion of a constituent plus label it with brackets , and then we make certain predictions about operations that can or ca n't be performed on . |
| 3 | It has also set out some rules about which menu items can or can not be increased in price . |
| 4 | Finally , a summary of policy issues raised and discussed during one academic year ( 1987–88 ) is used to demonstrate the pattern of contending interests and the extent to which they can or can not be accommodated . |
| 5 | This they consider ‘ a more accurate representation of the everyday notion of burden [ and ] a more sensible concept for deciding if the real cost of a certain project can or can not be postponed to future generations ’ . |
| 6 | Some questions which need to be addressed are what the overall quality of memory for driving is like , what types of detail can or can not be remembered , and what variables , both psychological and environmental , are related to memory ? |
| 7 | Congress alone has the power to decide whether the present laws can or can not be amended so as to carry out more effectively the objects of law . |