Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] she can not [verb] " in BNC.

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1 I have things to offer her that she can not help but want .
2 Both types of explanation are rejected as inadequate by the sociologist : the individualistic because it does not recognise the importance of wider social forces acting on the individual which he or she can not control ; the naturalistic because it fails to recognise that behaviour patterns are not primarily biologically determined but rather reflect social conventions that have been learned by individuals as members of social groups or , more generally , society .
3 However he or she can not disregard interests and factions within his or her own party , and will obviously give some attention to the competence of those appointed .
4 To disregard that is to show disrespect for those who are colleagues , those whom the head is leading and without whose support he or she can not manage .
5 Each consumer and each producer is a price-taker and knows that he or she can not affect market prices .
6 There is a procedure by which a plaintiff in a private action may be able to seek redress for a public law wrong even though he or she can not establish sufficient standing in accordance with the above rules .
7 Will the doubtful gains for the child 's personality development of an undiscriminating total ban outweigh the fairly certain chagrin , embarrassment and isolation that will be experienced when he or she can not join in some of the most popular entertainments and games of middle childhood ?
8 So far as a tenant in common is concerned however , he or she can not release an undivided half share , as a tenant in common is solely seised of his or her respective interest .
9 Inevitably , an occasion will come when parents do not accept a professional 's view , even after considerable exploration and discussion , and when the professional feels he or she can not compromise without undermining good practice .
10 In academic , exploratory research where the results are not to be analysed and presented in statistical fashion a research worker may feel that he or she can not have an assistant to help with interviews since the whole approach is very subjective and non-statistical .
11 The last thing an executive search consultant wants to do is to take on an assignment which is not achievable and which he or she can not complete .
12 A child is often unacquainted with the precise and specialised social functions which are conventionally ascribed to either speech or writing and thus may be confused when asked to acquire ‘ skills ’ whose functions he or she can not see or act upon .
13 which is to the detriment of the victim because he or she can not comply with it ; and
14 Law affects the caterer in so many ways that he or she can not afford to ignore it .
15 Write down a few examples of when you last ( i ) provided food , clothing or other " necessities " for the addict in your life because he or she can not afford them .
16 This results in the helper feeling ‘ small ’ , because he or she can not find a solution to the problem .
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