Example sentences of "[coord] [noun pl] can not [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Arguably if the market is less well informed because analysts , investors and journalists can not talk to companies , then the share price is even more likely to be way out of line and the real insider dealer can reap big profits .
2 That is , ethical or moral considerations ‘ impose a limit on our purposes and their execution which the distinction between means and ends can not account for , since means and ends alike come under moral scrutiny ’ .
3 Boys and girls can not consent to indecent assault , no matter how willing they are : McCormack [ 1969 ] 2 QB 442 .
4 It is widely accepted that one of the main factors contributing to the relative decline and adverse trading position of the British economy is a shortfall of investment in private industry , and socialists can not afford to be indifferent to this since the employment prospects and livelihood of millions of workers are at stake .
5 Individualists and holists can not agree about the reducibility of social theories because they approach the problem from different directions , and at the same time fail to recognise that this is so .
6 Customers still buy for local currency but vendors can not operate without their own reserves of US dollars or Deutschmarks .
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