Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [vb mod] not [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the past 150 years our politicians have been droning on about the need to train the British worker to the level of the German , oblivious to the somewhat obvious fact that we are not Germans so can not be expected to behave like them . |
| 2 | The existence of distinct geographical provinces thus could not be explained in terms of climate . |
| 3 | ‘ Many sub-units of companies simply can not be measured by revenue , contributions to profits , or costs related to output units … for a department of this kind , the best and perhaps the only measure of performance is achievement of predetermined programmes within budgets . ’ |
| 4 | As NSAIDs may cause bleeding , however , throughout the gastrointestinal tract , unless the ulcer has stigmata of bleeding , the possibility of lesions elsewhere can not be excluded . |
| 5 | If it is not possible to define the idea of numerical identity in terms of the criteria of re-identification , surely the idea of a plurality of particulars similarly can not be defined in terms of the criteria under which such particulars are differentiated from each other . |
| 6 | Most girls born 70 and more years ago can not be traced because of change of name at marriage . |
| 7 | Yet the image of social harmony between Shetlanders and incomers which was said to exist in certain localities four or five years ago should not be over-estimated . |
| 8 | These past actions often can not be undone ; we have to think what we shall do . |
| 9 | ‘ Because many of the plant components are contaminated with radiation , the structures simply can not be demolished with a wrecking ball , ’ said Shea . |
| 10 | Senior civil servants just could not be caught burgling cottages ; Army officers had perhaps a more flexible public image . |
| 11 | Foreign tax must be proved by expert evidence , if the relevant rates etc can not be agreed . |
| 12 | Financial shenanigans clearly will not be eliminated by new , even tougher legislation to protect investors . |
| 13 | The second is that many processes simply can not be shut down for the weekends . |
| 14 | Together , they underpin rather than oversee the disciplines they serve , and reliance upon them can be so complete that procedures simply can not be carried out without their aid . |
| 15 | Aggressive and destructive children usually can not be contained purely by the ignoring and rewarding methods described in the previous chapter , so parents need to learn alternative management methods that will enable them to gain rapid and effective control . |
| 16 | In juvenile courts offenders may not be identified ; the public and press may be excluded from Official Secrets Act trials where the evidence relates to national security secrets , and the testimony given at committal proceedings usually can not be published until the trial is over , to avoid prejudicing the jury . |
| 17 | In particular , criminal statistics only show what police forces record , and the police clearly can not be expected to record the numerous offences which they do not know about . |
| 18 | This profane act will long be remembered and its perpetrators too will not be spared for it will live with them until the end of their days . |
| 19 | Any increase in these standards therefore could not be resolved by any earthbound human being . |
| 20 | As Karl Barth expresses it , woman is to man as B is to A ; why should woman mind ? 17 The idea that western religion has itself been a cause of attitudes which have deeply harmed women obviously can not be given entrance by them . |
| 21 | In particular , probabilities often can not be quantified ( even if it is likely to rain there may be no percentage probability of rain ) and so the image of the efficient internal computer is suspect . |
| 22 | Researchers and students alike should not be put off , as Morton was not , by roads which seem to lead nowhere , or which seem dangerous to travel along . |
| 23 | Individual popes therefore could not be reformed . |
| 24 | In Rogers v. Parish ( Scarborough ) Ltd. ( 1986 ) the Court of Appeal said it could not be assumed that the statutory definition of merchantable quality ( which dates from 1973 ) was merely a codification of earlier judicial pronouncements upon the meaning of merchantable quality ; pre-1973 cases therefore should not be relied upon . |
| 25 | Thessy and I would have a chance to strengthen the rigging during our two-week trial period with the twins , but some jobs simply could not be done at sea . |
| 26 | * The National Electoral Council decided , with the consent of all political parties , that the three seats for Angolans abroad should not be filled . |
| 27 | People in those categories certainly should not be described as rich . |