Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] can not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where I can not advise I can condole and communicate , which doubles joy , halves sorrow . |
| 2 | not repeat them , or I can not hear ? |
| 3 | In Sweden and Norway you have two countries where you can not buy a beer without taking a bank loan , yet everywhere you go you see grossly intoxicated people — in train stations , on park benches , in shopping centres . |
| 4 | Another glorious day can be spent walking through the Fern ‘ distant ’ Pass , where you can not help but admire the jewel-like splendour of the turquoise coloured lakes . |
| 5 | Tortrix moths There are more than one kind , but the differences do not matter to us , they are all crafty and clever at hiding where you can not see them . |
| 6 | Its strength lies in transmitting factual information where a telephone call may disrupt a meeting or colleague 's thought processes or where you can not see if an office door is open or closed . |
| 7 | Should the problem persist , or you can not contact the Area Manager , the Regional Management Centre is the next point of contact for your complaint . |
| 8 | DIP systems come into their own when you need rapid access to paperwork or you can not afford long lead times between the documents arriving and being available for reference . |
| 9 | However he or she can not disregard interests and factions within his or her own party , and will obviously give some attention to the competence of those appointed . |
| 10 | Each consumer and each producer is a price-taker and knows that he or she can not affect market prices . |
| 11 | Both types of explanation are rejected as inadequate by the sociologist : the individualistic because it does not recognise the importance of wider social forces acting on the individual which he or she can not control ; the naturalistic because it fails to recognise that behaviour patterns are not primarily biologically determined but rather reflect social conventions that have been learned by individuals as members of social groups or , more generally , society . |
| 12 | To disregard that is to show disrespect for those who are colleagues , those whom the head is leading and without whose support he or she can not manage . |
| 13 | A child is often unacquainted with the precise and specialised social functions which are conventionally ascribed to either speech or writing and thus may be confused when asked to acquire ‘ skills ’ whose functions he or she can not see or act upon . |
| 14 | Will the doubtful gains for the child 's personality development of an undiscriminating total ban outweigh the fairly certain chagrin , embarrassment and isolation that will be experienced when he or she can not join in some of the most popular entertainments and games of middle childhood ? |
| 15 | So far as a tenant in common is concerned however , he or she can not release an undivided half share , as a tenant in common is solely seised of his or her respective interest . |
| 16 | which is to the detriment of the victim because he or she can not comply with it ; and |
| 17 | There is a procedure by which a plaintiff in a private action may be able to seek redress for a public law wrong even though he or she can not establish sufficient standing in accordance with the above rules . |
| 18 | Inevitably , an occasion will come when parents do not accept a professional 's view , even after considerable exploration and discussion , and when the professional feels he or she can not compromise without undermining good practice . |
| 19 | The last thing an executive search consultant wants to do is to take on an assignment which is not achievable and which he or she can not complete . |
| 20 | This results in the helper feeling ‘ small ’ , because he or she can not find a solution to the problem . |
| 21 | Law affects the caterer in so many ways that he or she can not afford to ignore it . |
| 22 | Write down a few examples of when you last ( i ) provided food , clothing or other " necessities " for the addict in your life because he or she can not afford them . |
| 23 | In academic , exploratory research where the results are not to be analysed and presented in statistical fashion a research worker may feel that he or she can not have an assistant to help with interviews since the whole approach is very subjective and non-statistical . |
| 24 | Some social service departments provide a laundry service for people with incontinence , or who can not manage their laundry for other reasons . |
| 25 | Some older people who live alone or who can not get out appreciate the security of knowing that they can contact someone in an emergency . |
| 26 | For those whose mains supply is disconnected , or who can not afford to pay the meter charges , stand-pipes should be provided as a public facility by local councils ( if they still exist ) . |
| 27 | For those who wish to stay at home , or who can not obtain a move , Age Concern believes that there is an urgent need to improve housing conditions . |
| 28 | He said : ‘ Many of the costs of running the dockyard are fixed , and consequently a point is reached where we can not make further savings without placing its feasibility in jeopardy . |
| 29 | However , where we can not identify a triple alliance , a society may still be dominated by a transnational capitalist class whose practices are genuinely transnational whether or not all three parties are represented . |
| 30 | Are the people too blind to see that the Dublin government is telling us where we can and where we can not parade , where we can and where we can not fly the Ulster flag and that a foreign flag can fly on our soil ? |