Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [pron] can not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a number of reasons I can not accept Mill 's answer to the question , ‘ What does it mean to say that something is white ? ’ |
| 2 | Another problem that the Home Office faces is the 3 per cent of listeners who can not get good reception from the networks as they stand at the moment . |
| 3 | Operations centre around computer clubs and groups of enthusiasts who can not resist the challenge of copying something designed to be uncopiable ( see Box ) . |
| 4 | A look of bewilderment comes over the faces of visitors who can not comprehend why some supporters will not go to watch the national side simply because they are playing on Rangers ' ground . |
| 5 | In contrast , where the profit motive is absent , services are provided for reasons other than the pursuit of profit ; for example , they are provided for the welfare of individuals who can not afford to pay the economic cost . |
| 6 | The contributions payable are significant financial burdens , particularly for an applicant towards the top end of the financial eligibility range , and probably lead to rejection of the offered certificate by a number of applicants who can not afford the contribution . |
| 7 | Clearly , because of the elusive nature of neutrinos we can not expect to capture all of them . |
| 8 | There predicament is complicated by the far larger number of owners who can not sell perfectly sound concrete houses . |
| 9 | For a trait influenced by more than a small number of genes we can not work out the genotype by a Mendelian experiment . |
| 10 | Whilst the law is designed to give succour in times of difficulty to those who do their best , it will show little mercy to those who are at the receiving end of proceedings who can not demonstrate that they have given the highest priority . |
| 11 | In the case of ones they can not throw the ball , they need what are called assistive devices , a ramp down which to push the ball . |
| 12 | Lenders will not make money out of consumers who can not repay their loans . |