Example sentences of "[conj] can not have " in BNC.
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| 1 | His initial appointment was for just two Tests , a demonstration of lack of faith that can not have helped his confidence and seemed to many to be ludicrous . |
| 2 | He — in his little bit , sitting on a different spindly chair — had the presence of mind to take the opportunity of delivering an onslaught on the Snow school of criticism , the stranglehold they have , their implication that there are worthwhile characters who ‘ matter ’ and others that can not have any importance . |
| 3 | The fixation shift results make it clear that orienting behaviour can be evoked by stimuli that can not have been processed by any contralateral cortical structures . |
| 4 | The wealth of other trades was on a much smaller scale , one that can not have been untypical of most provincial communities . |
| 5 | But at its finest , it reaches heights of eloquence that can not have been most on the leaders of the next generation and it is music that ought to be heard in our halls . |
| 6 | This is a point that can not have escaped those who will be chosing the England/Scotland/N.I. managers . |
| 7 | Any particular finite extension is simply an idea in our minds , and can not have more parts than the finite number we perceive it to have . |
| 8 | They dropped down into the city of Wells from the lower slopes of the Mendip Hills , and can not have failed to pause for one of the finest views of the cathedral . |
| 9 | It costs a fortune to run and can not have many years left before scrapping , anyway . |
| 10 | As an example , when Ellis died in 1962 , a newly-recruited TDC guard received $256 per month with fringe benefits such as uniforms , and can not have been highly regarded in a society which measures status by money . |
| 11 | A second example of the conservative failure to consider cultural context and to relate theological belief to knowledge which we possess , is the contention that the church has never ordained women and can not have been wrong . |
| 12 | This large implication is said to be justified because Parliament must have intended to preserve the long-standing immunity against questioning after charge , and can not have intended to create a régime which would ‘ make a mockery of ’ ( A. v. H.M. |
| 13 | They do not have and can not have all the possibly relevant materials and evidence before them . |
| 14 | ‘ From a practical point of view , they are still dependent on their company for career progression and can not have the independence an external auditor would have nor would they necessarily have the technical expertise if they conducted a statutory audit only once a year . ’ |
| 15 | They insist that planners do not and can not have the scale and quality of knowledge and foresight to regulate prices and output effectively . |
| 16 | There is the possibility of some influence from craftsmen working to the south , around Water Newton , who specialised in the manufacture of geometric designs , but their work was based largely upon lozenge configurations and can not have been a major source of inspiration . |
| 17 | I agree the state is picking up his , his rent which is er er quite a lot er but even so , you know , he has n't got very much money and can not have a very enthusiastic view of what the future holds |
| 18 | Mrs Cresson 's appointment may have helped the Socialists somewhat but can not have done much for the Communists . |
| 19 | Males have instead one X chromosome and one small Y chromosome , which means that on their single X they carry either the red or the non-red gene , but can not have both . |