Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] can not [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Non measurable standards , that is ones where you can not be certain whether or not a specific desired result has been achieved tend to cause trouble since they are easily challenged . |
| 2 | As I write , I make assumptions about what my reader already knows about language and language learning , about the common ground of knowledge , and what he or she can not be expected to know since it concerns the idiosyncrasies of my own view of these matters . |
| 3 | It follows therefore that if the sole member is also a director , he or she can not be the secretary . |
| 4 | If your child is over 16 , he or she can not be tested for HIV without his or her permission . |
| 5 | There was , too , the how-dun-it , the book in which it soon becomes evident who the murderer is but in which he or she can not be brought to satisfying justice unless some ingenious , proof-defying method used is brought to light . |
| 6 | During this time of testing , a sufferer from alcoholism mat say that he or she can not be alcoholic because he or she does not drink in the mornings or is still in regular employment or still has a home and family or perhaps only drinks wine and beer but never spirits or only drinks at the weekends . |
| 7 | The power is wide enough on the one hand to allow the statement of an eye-witness to an accident to express an opinion ( eg that one of the drivers was going too fast ) and on the other hand to allow a party to put in a medical report from a doctor who has died or who can not be called for any other reason . |
| 8 | The democratic principle must be that , where there can not be universal agreement , matters should be settled according to the will or wishes of the majority . |
| 9 | PI : Locks Warranty : In addition to withdrawing keys from locks , the keys must now also be placed where they can not be seen by a would be thief . |
| 10 | keys are withdrawn from the locks fitted to the Home and placed where they can not be seen by anyone intent on making an unauthorised entry |
| 11 | keys are withdrawn from the locks fitted to the Home and placed where they can not be seen by anyone intent on making an unauthorised entry |
| 12 | Finding the optimum location is largely a matter of trial and error , but aim to place them where they can not be seen upside-down ( i.e. , with the top end facing a wall ) , or use them as wall-hangings . |
| 13 | Consideration of particle emission from black holes would seem to suggest that God not only plays dice but also sometimes throws them where they can not be seen . |
| 14 | Any complex subjects which are not present in the scheme must be placed in a more general category where they can not be distinguished from other subjects . |
| 15 | The surgeon is wearing a funnel on his head , the woman a book on hers , where they can not be used , and the monk looks on with indifference . |
| 16 | Where there are no witnesses or they can not be traced , an admission by the defendant either verbally to the officer dealing with the case ( who would record the admission in his pocket book or accident booklet ) or in writing if he chooses to make a ‘ voluntary ’ statement in accordance with the Codes of Practice . |
| 17 | Equally , if they ask the tribe of their head of state for compensation , they locate the claim to sovereignty where it can not be . |
| 18 | So it is not only the visible and active exercise of power that needs to be equalized , but also the possession of power , which , where it can not be redistributed , must at least be made accountable within the framework of democracy . |
| 19 | There can be no doubt that this sort of help is most valuable for teachers , and where it can not be provided from a curriculum development project itself might in less ambitious form be offered from a teachers ' centre or from a schools library service , although in the latter case the advice on sub-themes and topics would necessarily be tentative rather than prescriptive . |
| 20 | Where it can not be entirely eliminated , human error must be made evident or difficult . |
| 21 | When an old person becomes so demented that she or he can not be contained in an old people 's home the choice is between a private nursing home costing about £400 a week or a free bed in the NHS . |
| 22 | Believe me , to conclude , tho' I have no business head , for large & lengthy affairs , I am keen enough in figures & small matters , & always was ; so that I can not be disputed . |
| 23 | The average man may perhaps think it an exaggeration but I do assure you that this is factually so and nights are not now so dark that I can not be completely aware of what is happening around me before , during and after the nets have been set . |
| 24 | The first question which an egoist might raise is why it should be assumed that I can not be aware from another 's viewpoint without being moved towards his goals . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd go back , to Europe , because I know that I can not be traced . ’ |
| 26 | The infallibilist may insist that I can not be wrong in believing that the way things look to me is pink , though I can be wrong in supposing that ‘ pink ’ is the word to use to describe the way things look . |
| 27 | The mirror reflects the fear that I can not be fully myself while my mother 's image is superimposed on mine . |
| 28 | It 's something , as I said on the programme , that I can not be all starry-eyed and bushy-tailed about . |
| 29 | And there are other stories , and these of course are much worse , and they have currency in the houses of the local gentry , and they say , ’ — he lowered his voice and spoke in a shocked whisper — ‘ that I can not be a gentleman because I am — a painter . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ More precise than that I can not be . ’ |