Example sentences of "[pron] can not [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Since I can not be a Russian , ’ he says , ‘ I became a Slavophil ’ — an articulator , that is , of romantic church-andstate conservatism in the debates of the time : indeed a walking , talking theory . |
| 2 | ‘ I can not be suspected by anyone of seeking prestige , ’ he said . |
| 3 | Believe me , to conclude , tho' I have no business head , for large & lengthy affairs , I am keen enough in figures & small matters , & always was ; so that I can not be disputed . |
| 4 | ‘ Because I can not be doctor , ’ he said , pointing to his head and grinning . |
| 5 | Oh , now be careful , I can not be changing sheets again , not at this time . ’ |
| 6 | I can not be said to have a life outside these four walls . |
| 7 | I have discharged my duty , she thought , I can not be troubled by my conscience in that respect . |
| 8 | And , if she has a sister who is going out of her mind , I have had a mother eighty-nine years old and senile , I can not be said to deserve any further burdens nor to have failed in carrying out my duty . |
| 9 | He is trapped as I can not be trapped . |
| 10 | A woman I know has given me the name of a midwife who will come and otherwise I shall have to engage a nurse for the shortest time possible since I can not be without assistance when my time comes . |
| 11 | I can not be 100 per cent sure the girls did not manipulate them but you have to be 100 per cent sure that they did it before you can ban a person for four years . |
| 12 | I can not be sure that he noticed all that , but he stared at it for a long time , getting down on his hands . |
| 13 | I can not be refuted if I claim that my visual sense-field contains a yellow sense-content , but I can be refuted if I go on to claim that there exists a yellow object that is responsible for my sense-content . |
| 14 | Similarly , I can not be refuted if I claim to experience a religious emotion . |
| 15 | An emotive example , to be sure , but sexuality is not a topic from which emotion can be expelled , because the categories of sexuality are experiential : I can not be purely theoretical about homosexuality , because I am not a purely theoretical homosexual . |
| 16 | Of course , I can not be certain it is carp and not some other species eating the bait , but I know it will be fun finding out when the 16th arrives . |
| 17 | I can not be absolutely sure that there is no mention of Idso in the book because of its other glaring omission — there is no index . |
| 18 | However , this is a programm devoted to ‘ bass ’ Cantatas , and I 'm afraid I can not be so enthusiastic about the soloist Peter Kooy , who is , quite frankly , rather inadequate in the celebrated Cantata ‘ Ich habe genug ’ . |
| 19 | I can not be sure , but I think one of the celebrities leading this march was ‘ Manny ’ Shinwell , later to become Lord Shinwell . |
| 20 | The average man may perhaps think it an exaggeration but I do assure you that this is factually so and nights are not now so dark that I can not be completely aware of what is happening around me before , during and after the nets have been set . |
| 21 | His warning should put the importance of conviction in faith beyond all question : ‘ Bear in mind , then , that when you face death or persecution , I can not be with you , or you with me . |
| 22 | The first question which an egoist might raise is why it should be assumed that I can not be aware from another 's viewpoint without being moved towards his goals . |
| 23 | However many facts I know about another person I can treat him as pure means , but I can not be perceptually and emotionally aware from his viewpoint without letting his inclinations interact with mine and affect my ends . |
| 24 | I was never asked to discuss the final Report with her or with Mr Baker , so I can not be sure about her reasons , but from her radio and television appearances it seemed she found repugnant our insistence that a child 's dialect is not inaccurate in its use of grammar and should be respected . |
| 25 | I think they will , but I can not be sure , and I would not want the National Curriculum to force him on unwilling teachers . |
| 26 | Those three operations then are the measure of modern medical practice : cancers which might have developed from an enlarged prostate , some rogue polyps and a spinal tumour , any one of which could have proved fatal , were all pre-empted by discovery and cure ; and I can not be other than deeply grateful for this additional lease of life . |
| 27 | Without your love I can not be . |
| 28 | I can not be mistaken about perceiving something as , say , a cigarette case , because in saying , ‘ It looks like a cigarette case ’ I am not saying that there is an appearance which is a cigarette case . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'd go back , to Europe , because I know that I can not be traced . ’ |
| 30 | I did not have an opportunity to see any meals being served whilst I was there so I can not be sure of either the quality or quantity . |