Example sentences of "can [not/n't] be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The differences between the two groups can not be couched in such grandiose terms . |
| 2 | Our deductive practice needs no such justificatory shoring up and can not be revised by rational argument , hence there is no circularity in deploying it in the explanation . |
| 3 | the presentation of a winding up petition — it has , however , been held that a winding up petition can not be advertised during this period ; |
| 4 | Firstly , many innovations are school-wide in their application and can not be implemented at all unless a number of teachers , perhaps even the entire staff of a school , both agree to , and become committed to , their implementation . |
| 5 | Relatives say the care and dedication of staff at Thornton Lodge Hospital , Wensleydale , can not be replaced by alternative plans . |
| 6 | 80 inch steering boxes are unique and can not be replaced by another without great modifications to the 80. 86 inch to 109 inch SI to SIII will all swap but there are two types of steering wheel splines . |
| 7 | The modified theory can not be tested in any way that was not also a test of the original theory . |
| 8 | Most general practitioners may be very reluctant to travel in the early hours of the morning to see a patient because he had demanded that his own doctor attends , especially when they find that their practice can not be reimbursed for such a visit . |
| 9 | This rule is the bane of fiction writers , who must take special care to ensure that the more villainous characters in their plots can not be mistaken for living persons . |
| 10 | In the former , Service departments are asked to list their lowest priority items , and to state the implications of their demise if the books can not be balanced by other means . |
| 11 | HIV can not be transmitted in this way . |
| 12 | HIV can not be transmitted in this way . |
| 13 | If this interpretation of the function is correct , that is , if is in reality a disequilibrium adjustment mechanism , then it can not be treated at one and the same time as a trade off relation . |
| 14 | Conclusive evidence that the bare and to infinitives can not be treated as meaningless variants is provided however by Jespersen 's observation that there are some cases where both forms can occur in the same context . |
| 15 | Finally , although characters within the play itself can not be treated as objective observers , there are occasions , as with McKendrick 's sardonic comment on Anderson 's urbanity , where their statements on others in the play may be accurate and influential on our interpretation of characters . |
| 16 | Other features of the phenomena which can not be treated in this way are ignored or denied any narrative or causal significance . |
| 17 | The nosodes are invaluable for clearing up inherited predispositions and acquired disease toxins which often can not be treated in any other way . |
| 18 | Second , health care can not be treated like any other commodity since health is a prerequisite for every other activity of living , and denying appropriate care to those unable to pay is morally unacceptable . |
| 19 | Action : Module is password protected and can not be accessed by this user |
| 20 | The concept of a failure rate of over 25% in the First Division has raised objections from those who understand that an omelette can not be made without first breaking some eggs but would rather not run the risk of being dairy produce . |
| 21 | A claim under Part I of the Consumer Protection Act can not be made for any damage to the defective product itself . |
| 22 | The ions and many of the compounds can not be made by direct combination of their constituent elements . |
| 23 | They can claim to represent local public opinion ; such a claim can not be made by those who serve on public bodies as a result of government nomination . |
| 24 | Whilst general claims about the prevalence of such awareness and commitment in the teaching population as a whole can not be made from such a small sample , it would seem safe to assume that the ‘ scene is set ’ as regards ‘ good will ’ . |
| 25 | MRI may also show early organ invasion which can not be detected on computed tomogram . |
| 26 | The strands are so fine that they usually can not be detected by cetacean sonar , unlike the older type of multifilament cotton nets . |
| 27 | Such information can not be gathered with such precision as numerical data , but it is essential that each area be investigated to ensure that there is a balance between worship , fellowship , learning , evangelism and service . |
| 28 | Each LAN has to have its own licence and can not be bridged over wide area network connections . |
| 29 | The occurrence of /aI/ in one dialect and /eI/ in the other is a result of the agreement within each community on a consensus norm of usage within that community , and the difference can not be explained without some reference to this fact . |
| 30 | In the former slave economies this can not be explained on political grounds , since the South was conquered and the old plantation aristocracy was at least temporarily powerless , though it soon returned . |