Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] can not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The exact role of cortisol is unknown , but its importance can be deduced from the observation that animals that can not produce cortisol , due to injury for instance , are very vulnerable in emergencies . |
| 2 | Not only does it hamstring itself by trying to please all nations , it also attempts to appeal to a mythical European consciousness that can not exist in the continent whose countries have spent centuries ever more jealously defining their national characteristics . |
| 3 | Of light through eyes that can not meet again . |
| 4 | The mind that can not conceive the benefits to accrue by a coming together and a binding by paternal ties of a people having common sympathy must be wayward indeed . |
| 5 | It is well known that things can happen in the mind that can not happen elsewhere . |
| 6 | 4-Star ( minimum octane of 97 ) is a leaded petrol for cars that can not use one of the two unleaded grades . |
| 7 | This is a condition that can not last ; it must be changed , must pass , or misfortune will result … |
| 8 | Thus , a plaintiff who receives 'sick pay " equivalent to his ordinary pay has suffered no loss and can not recover damages ( Turner v Ministry of Defence ( 1969 ) 113 SJ 585 ) . |
| 9 | Derived from the Greek words phyllon ( leaf ) and xeros ( dry ) , the phylloxera lives only on the vine and can not survive on any other host . |
| 10 | The Federal President ( Bundespräsident , currently Kurt Waldheim ) is elected for a six-year term by universal suffrage and can not serve more than two terms of office . |
| 11 | PR measures electoral support for indivisible political parties and can not measure support for vaguely defined factions within them . |
| 12 | The argument against so doing is that the institutions will wish to disseminate the proceeds of the flotation to their various funds and can not cater for contingent liabilities such as warranty claims . |
| 13 | Critics fear the new scheme will remove the last vestiges of strategic planning power : although the new county planning statements will have to cover housebuilding , large industrial and commercial development , and Green Belt issues , they will have no statutory force and can not include detailed land allocations . |
| 14 | It has to privatise an entire industry and can not run the risk of the City picking up only the most attractive pieces . |
| 15 | In my 25 years of watching international rugby I have seen many incidents of violence and can not think of any country that is blameless . |
| 16 | Ordinary analogue telephone lines used for voice communication have a low band width and can not transmit much data per second . |
| 17 | The fronting and raising rule in Belfast vernacular is virtually confined to velar environments and can not apply to such words as bad , hand , stab ( which are front in RP ) . |
| 18 | B is in trouble since he is in dirty wind and can not tack because C is blocking him . |
| 19 | Your tutor may be generous to a fault but can not reward irrelevance or peripheral knowledge display . |
| 20 | Henry 's been going through the old ledgers but can not find any sign of a fiddle . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Brian Revell , of the Transport and General Workers Union , told their London conference : ‘ We have a watchdog without teeth that can not bark . ’ |
| 23 | Just because dolphins use language in a different way does not mean that they lack high intelligence or can not communicate . |
| 24 | If we feel sorry for the dying cat that can not understand what is happening to it , we should remember that it has one enormous advantage over us : it has no fear of death , which is something we humans must all carry with us throughout our long lives . |
| 25 | I know that a question has already been asked about export credit guarantees , but does not my right hon. Friend feel that the Government could be more pragmatic , constructive and helpful in assisting manufacturing industry to gain the many orders for capital equipment in the Soviet Union and eastern European countries that can not proceed because of the Department 's failure to grant export credit cover ? |
| 26 | The main results will be less cash to clean up spills in countries that can not afford an Alaskan scale of effort ; higher insurance rates for oil tankers ; and less seaworthy ships carrying oil down the coast of Maine . |
| 27 | For he makes me feel like a light-bulb that can not switch itself off . |
| 28 | Any county council that can not find elbow room within a £600 million-plus budget to look after its old people 's homes should stand aside and let some of my colleagues take over . |
| 29 | Thus disabled viruses that can not reproduce themselves , suicide marker genes that can destroy cells containing the relevant vector when required , and close examination of clinical protocols by national ethical and scientific committees all help to limit potential problems . |
| 30 | I use the reel for most of my float fishing and a lot of bomb/small feeder work and can not fault it . |