Example sentences of "this can [not/n't] be [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says that the NHS system in this country means results from treatment on patients can be passed onto drug companies — whereas in America the private patient system means this ca n't be done so easily . |
| 2 | This can not be assumed so easily in variable analysis . |
| 3 | This can not be decided finally by the tribunal itself . |
| 4 | The main point which emerges from considering the historical evidence is that there certainly has been change in the amount and type of support offered , but that this can not be seen simply as a decline from a high to a low point . |
| 5 | This can not be tolerated any longer . ’ |
| 6 | The scintigrams confirmed NSAID enteropathy , and although subjective improvement was evident after treatment this can not be quantitated accurately and hence the need for faecal analysis . |
| 7 | This can not be applied directly in international law , for treaties can be amended by the parties ' unanimous agreement , and there is no over-riding regulation of international organisations . |
| 8 | The details of this can not be considered here but two observations must be made . |
| 9 | This can not be taken literally . |
| 10 | But concern as widespread as this can not be attributed solely to the work of one man , however challenging his ideas : the times were propitious too . |
| 11 | Changes such as this can not be introduced overnight . |
| 12 | You will find that this can not be pulled out in error ( who has not picked a bit of wool out only to find that it was the marker ! ) and it can either be pulled up tight later as a permanent marker or pulled out and used again . |