Example sentences of "and can [not/n't] be [verb] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Now Norwich are back in the hunt and ca n't be ruled out . ’
2 But the court says that deals are only allowed to protect rate payer 's money from fluctuations in interest rates , and ca n't be carried out for trading purposes .
3 The codes participate in the structuring process of the text and can not be rounded off or completed .
4 The selectivity and control of conscious attention remains poorly understood ; very clearly it is not at all coextensive with information processing for much of this is never observed and can not be summoned up for examination .
5 In return for the high interest you earn , your money is tied up and can not be withdrawn easily if you need some of it in a hurry .
6 Evidently it is not much use replacing existential propositions with their properly quantified " canonical " paraphrases , if the concept of existential quantification itself gives rise to obscurities and can not be made sufficiently precise .
7 At this level of production the program is useful only to its creator and can not be disseminated further .
8 Finally , the product is registered which means that its details will be stored permanently and can not be altered afterwards .
9 This means that the product details will be stored permanently and can not be altered afterwards .
10 This option enables you to register the details of a Product , which means that they will be stored permanently and can not be altered thereafter , so it is important to be sure that they are correct before using the option .
11 Social policy is ultimately economic policy and can not be viewed satisfactorily in isolation .
12 Lubrication in the woman , like erection in the man , is not under conscious control and can not be turned on or off at will .
13 Time limits imposed in directions must be strictly adhered to and can not be extended simply by agreement between the parties , or more usually their legal representatives .
14 It is arguable that the ratio decidendi of the case is limited solely to this principle , and can not be extended so as to include the neighbour principle .
15 The world has always looked to Britain for stability , inventiveness and general mental agility , yet our National Prestige is low , our currency is less than one third of its immediate post-war value against the dollar and can not be explained entirely as a result of market speculation .
16 It seems , then , that in some cases at least " exists " , or rather " actually ( or really ) exists " does have some useful work to do in a subject/predicate context and can not be dismissed out of hand as a " spurious " predicate .
17 Adam had spoken to the Danish king Swegen Estrithsson , Cnut 's nephew , and can not be dismissed out of hand , although nor can he be regarded as infallible .
18 I assume here that there is a sense in which the latter is the case , though the full story is more complex and can not be explored here .
19 The objective in collecting this sort of information is to discover the patient 's usual routines ; what can and can not be done independently ; what previous coping mechanisms have been employed ; and what problems exist or may develop in relation to this AL .
20 Many of these differentiating characteristics are closely linked to personality and can not be homogenized out of existence , although their significance as factors fragmenting proletarian unity can vary widely .
21 Thus , a simple linear record of his life and rule is impossible and can not be pinned down as a simplistic historical account .
22 GLENCROFT : Returns to selling company , has won numerous races and can not be disregarded here .
23 Dragonflies have two pairs of wings which have simple joints to them : they can only move up and down and can not be folded back .
24 The second has more to do with society and can not be changed readily .
25 These access rights are set up from the server and can not be changed remotely .
26 The chemical structure of the polymer is also an important feature in the crystallization ; for example , polyethylene crystallizes readily and can not be quenched rapidly enough to give a largely amorphous sample whereas this is readily accomplished for isotactic polystyrene .
27 ‘ Reversionary ’ bonus is added over the term of the policy and once added becomes part of the guaranteed benefits and can not be taken away by Clerical Medical provided the policy is maintained in full force until the end of the term .
28 ‘ Reversionary ’ bonus is added over the term of the policy and once added becomes part of the guaranteed benefits and can not be taken away by Clerical Medical provided the policy is maintained in full force until the end of the term .
29 NCLO This SPR is already closed by another SSR and can not be closed again .
30 NCLO This SPR is already closed by another SSR and can not be closed again .
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