Example sentences of "[noun pl] can [not/n't] be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some words can not be pronounced at all until their meaning has been recognised . |
| 2 | New words can not be added to this class — hence its name . |
| 3 | The child 's doing , the child 's active social experience and his own thinking and talking are the chief means of his education … words can not be substituted for things . |
| 4 | From this point of view , societal characteristics can not be explained as the product of actors ' choices , since these choices are themselves the product of socialisation . |
| 5 | However , the causal influence of such characteristics can not be considered by itself , and must be investigated in the context of particular societies . |
| 6 | Self-venting cylinders can not be used with corrosion inhibitors and are seldom installed these days |
| 7 | SCHOOLS can not be run like assembly lines , the National Union of Teachers says in a booklet being sent tobusiness executives to ask their help in opposing any move to pay teachers according to classroom performance . |
| 8 | Some head teachers — a minority , I am glad to say — ask why their schools can not be inspected by inspectors they know . |
| 9 | The motor control routine shown in Fig. 8.3 is entered with the number of steps loaded into accumulator A ( if the number of steps can not be expressed within the confines of an eight.bit word corresponding to 256 steps the routine must be executed several times ) and the index register X pointing at a location in the list between ENDLOW and ENDHI . |
| 10 | But the composition of the total expected return is important for tax purposes : coupon payments are taxed as income ; capital gains are not subject to taxation , capital losses can not be offset against other taxable income . |
| 11 | Quite clearly , such tactics can not be tolerated by the association and unless things improve , the coming year may well be one of open confrontation . ’ |
| 12 | The metabolic concentrations can not be taken to be representative of analgesic ratios . |
| 13 | Sir David said that in the last few days , the Scottish Secretary , Ian Lang , has written to say that NHS funds can not be used in this way . |
| 14 | Once issued , bonuses can not be withdrawn by Clerical Medical regardless of future economic conditions and provided the policy is maintained in full force until the end of the term . |
| 15 | A further 7 per cent ( 31 ) of ulcers occurred above the gaiter area ; trauma may be responsible for some of these , particularly those on the anterior aspect , but the aetiological pattern of ulcers occurring in this region have been found to be so varied that positive aetiological indicators can not be identified from the ulcer site alone . |
| 16 | Compadrinazgo ties can not be created between Buid and lowlanders because the Buid reject the Christian rituals on which they are based . |
| 17 | The view is also expressed that personal care and welfare aspects can not be divorced from financial and property matters , while it is recognised that proper safeguards are vital . |
| 18 | If new shops can not be provided in these centres , completely new centres will only be considered where strict conditions can be met . |
| 19 | They are among the easiest of fossil plants to recognize , for even flattened stems retain the characteristic jointing , and the feathery distal branches can not be mistaken for anything else . |
| 20 | We therefore need a new table which shows the three-way table of age by income by attitudes to the law ( figure 13.5 ) ; the relationships can not be inferred from inspection of figures 13.2 , 13.3 and 13.4 alone . |
| 21 | The ions and many of the compounds can not be made by direct combination of their constituent elements . |
| 22 | A remaining problem with substitutions for unknown characters is that the resulting candidates can not be ordered by likelihood of being correct , because the word could equally well be any of them . |
| 23 | The significant difference at 45 and 360 minutes postprandially between the results in the normal and these two morbidly obese subjects can not be accounted for by a difference in the urine output ( one way ANOVA , p>0.05 ) . |
| 24 | Hens can not be separated in the field . |
| 25 | Even Adomnán 's reference to ‘ strangers ’ holding sway among the Dalriadic Scots can not be construed as a reference to the agents of King Oswiu ( or Ecgfrith ) because these strangers are represented as oppressing Dál Riata from c . |
| 26 | Furthermore , complexes formed by oligonucleotide I can not be competed with oligonucleotide III and vice versa oligonucleotide III complexes can not be competed with oligonucleotide I ( Fig. 3 , lanes 1–4 ) . |
| 27 | Strong , rigid aluminium faces on the inside and outside provide outstanding security , and unlike plastic panels , the new designs can not be melted with a blowtorch or removed by would-be intruders . |
| 28 | According to Pat Corrigan of Wildlife Fund Thailand : " The animals can not be reintroduced into the wild because animals raised by humans lack basic survival skills and are often infected with diseases you do n't find among wild populations " . |
| 29 | It is often necessary where a distinctive and valuable sound made by an instrument or small group of voices can not be heard over the singing of a congregation . |
| 30 | For example , an Indian village producing Kashan-style rugs can not be said to be part of the Kashan weaving group ; nor can the Persian towns of Kashan and Arak be placed together , despite their relative proximity , because of the strong dissimilarities in their rugs . |