Example sentences of "can [not/n't] be [adv] use [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The project starts from the premise , demonstrated in the investigator 's work , that measures of occupational class can not be validly used over time and that the conclusion of increasing health inequality is scientifically unsound . |
| 2 | For while " Socrates " might on occasion be deliberately turned into a general term — as happens , for example , in sentences like " He is another Socrates " — substance " can not be significantly used in such a way at all . |
| 3 | In addition , it is worth noting that Markowitz has argued that the inconclusive nature of the empirical research does not mean that the CAPM can not be sensibly used for portfolio analysis and assessment . |
| 4 | The coincidence between the ordinary predicative and clausal positions is all the more striking in that the inherently restrictive adjectives can not be so used in predicate qualifying position ( where restriction for identification is not appropriate ) ; this is why there is a further contrast between ( 57 ) and ( 59 ) , even though the adjective is one of this inherently restrictive group in both cases , and despite the fact that the property THIRD is certainly compatible in itself with the noun ox : ( 57 ) she considers the Admiral ( to be ) the worst ( e.g. of the village 's gardeners ) ( 58 ) she declared the squire ( to be ) the lazy ( 59 ) the revellers had eaten the ox the third ( 60 ) they ate their steaks well done Example ( 60 ) shows that eat can support predicate qualifiers , so that incompatibility between the verb and the construction can not be given as a reason for the ungrammaticality of ( 59 ) . |
| 5 | We would like to advise readers that certain items of radio transmitting and telephone equipment which may be advertised in our pages can not be legally used in the U.K. Readers should check the law before using any transmitting or telephone equipment as a fine , confiscation of equipment and/or imprisonment can result from illegal use . |
| 6 | We would like to advise readers that certain items of radio transmitting and telephone equipment which may be advertised in our pages can not be legally used in the U.K. Readers should check the law before using any transmitting or telephone equipment as a fine , confiscation of equipment and/or imprisonment can result from illegal use . |