Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pers pn] can not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a number of reasons I can not accept Mill 's answer to the question , ‘ What does it mean to say that something is white ? ’ |
| 2 | The brief introduction to Piaget 's ideas in Chapter 2 , and our realization that as adult readers we can not read , say , an Ordnance Survey map , a machine drawing , or art forms from cultures not our own with anything like total understanding , should cause us to be cautious and questioning when presented with these assumptions . |
| 3 | Education and the Working Class , rooted in direct observation and rich reporting , raised ‘ the old dilemma : working class life — listen to the voices — has strengths we can not afford to lose ; middle class life transmits within it the high culture of one society , that must be opened freely to all . |
| 4 | While we demand oil in such quantities to fuel our petrol driven lifestyles we can not ignore the consequences , both short term and long term . |
| 5 | In view of the growing international concern about the use of children and young people in various conflicts , especially in third-world countries , how on earth can the Minister possibly justify a situation in this country whereby a young lad can join the Army at the age of 16 , or in some cases at the age of 15 , but if he changes his mind and wants to leave after serving more than six months he can not do so and is forced to continue in the armed services until the age of 21 ? |
| 6 | Yes it has , and as my mind races back over nearly four decades I can not help but smile , how is it possible that everything has changed so much ? |
| 7 | Do n't be so puffed up with your own perfections as to imagine that because other people allow themselves liberties you can not take , therefore they must be wicked . |
| 8 | You may find that she will need to lean on you a little for several months to speak and act for her in matters she can not give her full attention to , because she will be quite rightly absorbed for the time being in grieving , which is mentally and emotionally very hard work indeed . |
| 9 | Giles recalls one remark when Montini was criticizing the De Gasperi Christian Democratic government for inaction while denying that he was doing anything of the kind ( a typical Montini ploy ) : ‘ In political questions the Church has to be general , just as in religious matters she can not afford not to be particular ’ ( ibid. , p. 109 ) . |
| 10 | To prove unc we must show that every element of B is also contained in A. Since unc has no elements we can not show |
| 11 | ‘ For the hundreds of thousands of Scottish families living in poverty it will mean fuel bills they can not afford , or the prospect of disconnection . |
| 12 | The rule being established that apart from special circumstances he can not interfere by injunction with the state 's collection of its revenues , an action at law to recover back what he has paid is the alternative left . |
| 13 | The rule being established that apart from special circumstances he can not interfere by injunction with the state 's collection of its revenues , an action at law to recover back what he has paid is the alternative left . |
| 14 | The rule being established that apart from special circumstances he can not interfere by injunction with the state 's collection of its revenues , an action at law to recover back what he has paid is the alternative left . |
| 15 | This theory makes the unlikely prediction that you will not experience colour constancy with objects you can not identify . |
| 16 | The agent then walked away with a constable , ostensibly in arrest , but whether they spent the day over the brow of the hill twiddling their thumbs I can not say . |
| 17 | Without plants we can not exist , and without the other species , plants can not exist either . |
| 18 | Clearly , because of the elusive nature of neutrinos we can not expect to capture all of them . |
| 19 | FORMER Liberal leader Sir David Steel yesterday urged Labour to stand down for the Liberal-Democrats in seats they can not win at the next Election . |
| 20 | Wives , increasingly tired from the non-stop demands of a baby whose cries they can not resist ( sometimes because of their own vicarious need , not necessarily the baby 's ) , then feel even more abandoned . |
| 21 | The snows of yesteryear have gone ; but look , there are chains we can not strike off . |
| 22 | Hence in such cases we can not expect the twin goals to be met ; in fact it may be that some compromise position has to be reached . |
| 23 | Thus , in many cases we can not have both a true and fair view and an unfudgeable figure ’ . |
| 24 | ‘ It is simply that for tax reasons we can not stay overnight at Manton , ’ Mrs Sangster explained . |
| 25 | We regret that for practical reasons we can not accept cheques less than 7 days prior to date of departure . |
| 26 | Without such concepts I can not see that human infants could acquire a language ’ ( 1982 : 47 ) . |
| 27 | God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change , the courage to change the things I can , And the wisdom to know the difference . |
| 28 | ‘ We should emphasise that we do have opinions on what is happening , but in my place as an official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs I can not go into comments without having all-inclusive information and orders in that regard . ’ |
| 29 | M79 is in the same field with 41 , and against a dark sky there should be no real problem in locating it , though under moonlight conditions I can not see it without a telescope . |
| 30 | Readiness to improvise and make use of scraps saves money that can be better spent on things you can not make for yourself . |