Example sentences of "[verb] can [not/n't] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What you do n't know ca n't be forced from you , sweet Alix . |
| 2 | The person to whom it is addressed can not be expected to conduct a minute linguistic analysis of what is said to him where this is accompanied by aggressive gestures . |
| 3 | Any shortcomings or faults the final Directive has can not be levelled solely at our Community partners ; the UK government played an important role in both fashioning and broadening the scope of the Directive . |
| 4 | The support our volunteers provide can not be measured in purely practical terms and their continuing contribution is vital if we are to provide an ongoing service . |
| 5 | but there was n't said at the council , they said that they realize that what there has to be done ca n't be done so , so quickly , you see the past in what er back end of October |
| 6 | Normally it 's our job to dig , study , catalogue , understand the past , but when you see that what you have uncovered ca n't be protected , that this whole complex which is the heart and birth-place of the city can be destroyed in a moment , you feel quite sick . |
| 7 | ‘ Even in the Kirby Sigston and Codbeck area , in landscape terms the most significant part of the route , undergrounding can not be justified . ’ |
| 8 | Since recruitment is mainly by procreation it necessarily follows that , in most cases , a substantial proportion of any such population will be related to one another as biological kin ; but just how they are related can not be known and , from a social anthropological point of view , this fact of biological kinship is of no great interest . |
| 9 | The colliery at Newton-le-Willows is on a hit-list of 10 pits the government says can not be saved because they are uneconomic . |
| 10 | The file to be scanned can not be found in your current directory . |
| 11 | Her tact and scrupulousness are beyond praise , and the book she has made can not be recommended too urgently — even ( perhaps especially ) to those who have no special interest in , or liking for , either Charles Olson or Ezra Pound . |
| 12 | His right to insist on receiving Bowe 's WBC title as promised ca n't be denied , either . |
| 13 | As has already been noted , the number of foreign-language publications read can not be taken as a direct measure of the success or otherwise of the Library 's foreign purchasing programme ; however , in 1973 the then level of demand for such items was described as ‘ disappointingly low ’ , and the hope that the external circulation of lists of foreign accessions would have increased it was recognised to have been vain . |
| 14 | People who are mentally handicapped can not be expected to cope with many aspects of this AL independently . |
| 15 | The argument about whether God exists can not be settled without prior agreement as to who or what God is . |
| 16 | They will not dictate which result should be reached , but they will impose limits on which ends can not be pursued . |
| 17 | That human bodies undergo biological changes as the years since birth accumulate can not be denied . |
| 18 | What knowledge is needed can not be specified in advance ; people must develop it for themselves , must assess it , and must communicate it . |
| 19 | Clearly the view that sociability arises primarily in the context of feeding can not be upheld ; the physical-care experiences examined can not account for variations in behaviour-not even behaviour at the time . |
| 20 | It may be that Barbara Gilmour 's place in Ayrshire 's history is no more than a myth , but that she existed can not be disputed . |
| 21 | Geldof 's idea and the money which was raised can not be faulted , even if it was a pathetic sight to see the fat popsters fighting for the limelight . |
| 22 | The one study on which this latter conclusion is based can not be generalized to demonstrate that there is a specific deterrent effect for all other corporate offences , and in any case , it should be treated very cautiously , not only because a single study can often be shown later to have missed the general condition , but also because it flies in the face of empirically grounded deterrence theory . |
| 23 | Food which is not digested can not be used to provide body fat or calories ! |
| 24 | ‘ Laughing when you should be crying ca n't be helped but it sends other people the wrong signals , so they may be shocked . ’ |
| 25 | In each of these appeals it has been rightly accepted by counsel for the contemnor that the hearing below of the committal application was impeccable , that the sentence imposed for the contempts of court found proved can not be criticised and the committal order properly specified each of the contempts for which the contemnor had been sentenced . |
| 26 | Suppliers are asked to state clearly where the overall responsibility for the success of the project will lie , if any aspect of the relationship proposed can not be considered a straightforward one of OUP as purchasers of goods and services from the supplier . |
| 27 | Eggs laid by flocks in which salmonella is found can not be sold for human consumption . |
| 28 | As the favour , biking can not be beaten , the cost of the average bike is between ninety nine pounds and one hundred and ninety nine pounds . |
| 29 | Moreover , in most cases , the right to re-enter can not be exercised until the tenant has been given an opportunity of making good the breach of covenant . |
| 30 | A hire-purchase agreement which is not properly executed can not be enforced by the sellers ' recapturing the item but only by a court order . |