Example sentences of "[det] can not [be] " in BNC.

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1 The reader may be disappointed by the standard of what is written , but unlike other sites of criticism , this can not be attributed to the form of publication , only to the limitations of the author .
2 This can not be resolved by distancing , repression and short cuts … the specificity and individuality of the observer are ever present and must therefore be acknowledged , explored and put to creative use ( my emphasis ] .
3 The sensation of seeing is for us very different from the sensation of hearing , but this can not be directly due to the physical differences between light and sound .
4 The importance of this can not be overstated if this flow of information is to continue .
5 This can not be accident , it must be design , ’ he commented when at the age of 65 his great hour came .
6 The acting commander-in-chief of the KPNLF , General Dien Del , said yesterday his men had taken control of 24 government posts , although this can not be verified .
7 This can not be said of the colourful house , which turns out to be as likeable as its architect .
8 While it is a major function of universities to educate , this can not be taken in isolation .
9 It is a group based on matrilineal descent , which means that one belongs to the group because one 's mother belonged to it and not because of the identity of the father , since this can not be known .
10 ‘ A dress , you ignoramus ’ ) , all he does is look in the mirror and say , ‘ This can not be true ! ’
11 This can not be tolerated any longer . ’
12 She is surely not herself , this can not be normal behaviour , Kathleen Lavender said to herself , day after day , night after night .
13 When Schoenberg asks for the piccolo to play ppp in the top level of its register ‘ so schwach wie möglich ’ with the bassoon and solo strings at different dynamic levels , and then asks for completely different textures and dynamics in the next variation , I know that this can not be properly realized by an orchestra in a concert-hall seated in the conventional way .
14 MG Kent TN4 8XP THE difficulty faced by many younger pensioners is that the husband 's income derives mainly from occupational pensions and this can not be transferred to the wife .
15 I believe this can not be done by local authorities , however well meaning they are , nor by universities , however efficient , but only by voluntary bodies .
16 Like children and families , social workers also need support and this can not be guaranteed by Act of Parliament alone .
17 If this can not be done , you are entitled to take advantage of a Scheme of Arbitration devised by the Association of British Travel Agents and administered independently by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators .
18 Liberal Democrats know that this can not be achieved without fundamental reform .
19 There is , incidentally , a suggestion in Carter 's letter that she understood Highmore to have been acquainted with Leapor , though this can not be proved .
20 Unfortunately this can not be done in the UK House of Commons , and the cameraman has to identify the Member who has been called , often in the midst of a throng of Members competing for the Speaker 's eye , and then to add the computerized caption .
21 Clearly this can not be the case .
22 This can not be done from behind a desk as it requires direct observation of the operation , sometimes for an extended period , to find out what is actually done on site as well as what should be done .
23 This can not be a good thing .
24 But this can not be taken as carte blanche for assuming that long-term recorded crime trends correspond to victimization .
25 This can not be a proper way , not only because it is irrational and unsystematic , but also because it is patently unfair .
26 This can not be overemphasized , however , in that respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law .
27 This can not be the case since the men are fully in control and direct the lives of the people of Tigray .
28 Underlying this argument there may well be a different one , namely , that there is a need for a more progressive tax structure , and that this can not be achieved without a greater emphasis on direct taxation .
29 However this can not be used as a guide to future performance as investments can go down as well as up .
30 However , this can not be used as a guide to future fund performance , as unit prices can fall as well as rise .
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