Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [adv] can not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes it can be difficult to decide whether a statement relates only to the future and therefore can not infringe section 14 or whether on the other hand it relates partly or entirely to some past or present fact . |
| 2 | The Sensorites are pacifists and so can not kill . |
| 3 | Put simply , John was almost convinced that most cancers are viruses ; the immune system knows that the body has been invaded and sends out its army of antibodies who fail to recognise the enemy and so can not destroy it . |
| 4 | All this adds up to the likelihood that the Government can not sort out the economy in the very short term and certainly can not do so this side of the general election ; they can not generate the feeling of happiness and cheerfulness about the economy which parties traditionally rely upon to win general elections . |
| 5 | But Believers as yet can not praise this solution — though they have likewise despaired of waiting for political leaders to become planetary saviours . |
| 6 | ‘ This would then reduce the waiting list for those parents that really can not afford it . |
| 7 | On the one hand , the Keynesian version of the model assumes a constant price level and so can not analyse the problem of inflation . |
| 8 | Therefore I can have no reason to believe that my experience is a reliable guide , and hence have no reason for any belief about events beyond my experience and so can not have knowledge of them . |
| 9 | You are not an associated user for the DC(s) on the specified package and therefore can not submit the package for approval ( using option 1.5.1 ) or prepare the approval listings ( using option 1.5.2 ) . |
| 10 | The senior partner , Mr Alan Vickers , has been with the firm for 40 years but still can not claim to be the longest-serving member of staff . |
| 11 | And if the faint heart should quail at this then think of the children being sexually exploited in the Philippines and Thailand where the Western male consumer can see the misery behind his gratification but still can not resist . |
| 12 | ‘ Ministers have not only not spoken out against this irresponsibility but now can not speak persuasively against these boardroom excesses because so many ex-Cabinet Ministers are themselves among the beneficiaries of these excesses , ’ he said . |
| 13 | Remember that accountants can report or give opinions but often can not certify . |
| 14 | Polymeric macromolecules have variable dimensions and thus can not pack closely together in a regular arrangement . |
| 15 | However , these are for the most part of very low quality and certainly can not meet the needs of the poorest sectors . |
| 16 | I am happy that he is receiving education suitable to age , ability and aptitude at home , in fact , between ourselves , it is probably more appropriate and worthwhile than that which he is likely to be receiving at school — not through any fault in the local schools but because schools can not always provide ideal circumstances for all learning and certainly can not provide the context in which John is operating . |
| 17 | Clearly , if the knowledge that classes A and B were once distinct is no longer present in speakers ' minds , they can not pick out the class B items and so can not separate them from the merged class and then re-merge them with a completely different class . |
| 18 | You should be aware at the outset that , whilst MAS can provide a comprehensive deal management and advisory service , it will operate in the capacity of your professional advisers and so can not operate independently from yourselves at any stage in the deal process . |
| 19 | Apparently she had had heavy thighs all her life and still can not get used to her new shape . |
| 20 | Private cars are not permitted to use the access road and indeed can not cross via the pedestrian ferry , but in summer months a minibus takes visitors from the ferry to the lighthouse , a service not operating to a timetable and needing to be confirmed by advance enquiry . |
| 21 | You feel you have tried all ways , listened to advice , thought about your life but still can not see your way clear . |
| 22 | The judge in making an award of damages will know that a payment into court has been made , but will not know in what sum and so can not ensure that the damages awarded are high enough to beat the payment into court , if minded to make an award similar to that which the defendant has offered . |
| 23 | Likewise , a plaintiff whose contract entitles him to his wages during incapacity has suffered no loss of wages and so can not recover damages for lost wages . |
| 24 | In the modern individual such a clearly defined and providential maternal version of the superego does not appear to emerge in quite the same way during and after the oral period , almost certainly because in individual history , unlike that of the culture , the oral period does not follow Oedipal resolution and therefore can not build on an already-existing superego . |
| 25 | However , another potential source of inequality , ‘ cream skimming ’ , which arises with HMOs is removed since , unlike HMOs , DHAs are compulsorily responsible for all residents and thus can not select only the lower risks . |
| 26 | Take kids for last shopping trip but still can not remember which essential of life we have run out of . |
| 27 | Derek has trained and retrained to work in the construction industry , electronics , civil engineering and offshore construction but still can not find a job . |
| 28 | Compensation for the loss of goodwill payments may be offered inter alia by : ( 1 ) consultancy arrangements , which guarantee the outgoing partner an income in return for a reduced work load , but do not survive his death and therefore can not benefit his dependants ; ( 2 ) annuities for himself and his family payable out of the firm 's profits , which are fiscally unattractive and can place undue strain on the firm 's finances ; and ( 3 ) guaranteeing the partner nearing retirement a generous level of income overriding , in a bad year , his strict entitlement under the agreed profit sharing ratios ; but the reluctance of younger partners to accept such arrangement may easily be imagined . |
| 29 | The landlord will not have made a taxable supply to the tenant and so can not issue a tax invoice , preventing the tenant from claiming input relief . |