Example sentences of "[coord] [noun pl] can not [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's the job of the reporter to interpret facts and schools can not expect them to be mere mouthpieces . |
| 2 | Officials and administrators can not divest themselves of all ideological clothing in the advice which they tender to their political masters , or in the independent decisions which they are in a position to take . |
| 3 | A SUFFOLK farmer trying to recover a hoard of Romano-British bronzes , which he claims were illicitly excavated from his land , has been told that the Office of Arts and Libraries can not help him , writes Geraldine Norman . |
| 4 | We will legislate to ensure that the Maxwells , Hansons and Lucases can not raid our occupational pension funds . |
| 5 | Banks ' need for capital is greatest when economies are in recession and borrowers can not service their loans . |
| 6 | Nannies are not registered with anyone , and police can not check them out . |
| 7 | In addition , it is not something that can be delegated and employees can not escape their responsibility by delegation . |
| 8 | But countries can not have it both ways : the cost of a cleaner environment may sometimes be fewer jobs in dirty industries , which will migrate to less environmentally sensitive lands . |