Example sentences of "[noun pl] [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 | Of light through eyes that can not meet again . |
| 3 | 4-Star ( minimum octane of 97 ) is a leaded petrol for cars that can not use one of the two unleaded grades . |
| 4 | PR measures electoral support for indivisible political parties and can not measure support for vaguely defined factions within them . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | Henry 's been going through the old ledgers but can not find any sign of a fiddle . |
| 8 | Brian Revell , of the Transport and General Workers Union , told their London conference : ‘ We have a watchdog without teeth that can not bark . ’ |
| 9 | 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 ? |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Birds range from the most unspecialized , which regularly take other foods besides fruits and can not subsist on fruit alone , to the most specialized , absolutely reliant on the fruit . |
| 13 | At present , they are entitled to a share in the sale proceeds but can not forestall a sale by staying in the house . |
| 14 | The guardian must continue to perform his other duties but can not give instructions to the child 's solicitor . |
| 15 | Maximal stimulation overcomes these criticisms but can not show a stimulatory effect and may well swamp any inhibitory effect of smoking . |
| 16 | Tone generators and loudspeakers , however , have to cope with a multitude of frequencies and can not hope to move the same amount of air as the equivalent number of pipes . |
| 17 | I have four sons and can not afford to take them to a first team game ( £10 each to get in ! ) |
| 18 | Japanese trading companies are owed nearly $400m for exports and can not get an answer about when they might be paid . |
| 19 | If you do not have scales and can not afford them , try to borrow some , or find your nearest public scales and visit them as often as you can . |
| 20 | The people of my constituency are appalled that Monmouth borough council has millions of pounds tied up from the sale of council houses and can not use that money for housing . |
| 21 | Editor , — Nicholas Wald rightly emphasises the importance and the ethical nature of randomised multicentre prevention trials , but he makes two statements that can not go unchallenged . |
| 22 | Places that can not meet these new requirements by January 1991 may consequently lose a Crown . |
| 23 | Much of this confusion has been caused by the assumption that dog-whelks are poor taxonomists and can not discriminate between species of barnacles . |
| 24 | The big oddity is why pay remains low for skills that an industry needs but can not find . |
| 25 | Q. I would like to buy a breeding pair of Green Terrors but can not find any information on them . |
| 26 | The Tongue-tied , a type that you will occasionally meet , has some very good ideas but can not express them clearly . |
| 27 | I have searched through Seaby 's Roman Coins and Their Values but can not find it , neither can I identify some bronzes in my collection . |
| 28 | Too many things that can not yield their secrets ! ’ |
| 29 | Hannah Hauxwell is famous for being obscure , which by definition is a state of affairs that can not last . |
| 30 | Do not be misled , however , into thinking that it works like a spreadsheet because it is only a grid for entering figures and can not perform any calculations for you . |