Example sentences of "[subord] [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 ? |
| 9 | Sorry , but this is one competition where we can not accept entries by post . |
| 10 | 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 ? |
| 11 | Not only that , but one imagines such huts to be found in the very heart of the wilderness , where one can not ascend a peak and walk out in a single day , and must take shelter for the night . |
| 12 | An ideal utilitarian like Moore may claim to have the moral insight that promise keeping is only right or obligatory , where one can not do better or as well by breaking the promise ( taking general account of effects on human trust into account ) but he can not claim that this insight is merely into how words are properly used . |
| 13 | When the Little Gidding community was set up , Nicholas Ferrar declared , ‘ Since the great things of the earth vanish and come to nought , let us set our desires and designs where they can not fail . ’ |
| 14 | Also , more is understood nowadays about the balance of life within a pool , so the much quoted passage of the father of English gardening , William Robinson , in his classic The English Flower Garden ( 1895 ) scarcely applies now : ‘ Unclean and ugly pools deface our gardens ; some have a mania for artificial water , the effect of water pleasing them so well that they bring it near their houses where they can not have its good effects . |
| 15 | The parties therefore need to have agreed that , where they can not agree on the identity of an expert , the appointment may be made by a third party . |
| 16 | The ‘ credulous father ’ Gloucester is easily manipulated into setting a guard to catch Edgar ( King Lear , 11. i.17 ) , and Edmund , who has been ‘ sheltering ’ Edgar ( that is , keeping him locked up , where he can not confront his father ) , dupes him into fleeing , so that Gloucester can order him to be pursued and killed ( 56–63 ) . |
| 17 | It has exceptionally long barbels and , when kept in confined spaces where it can not move these appendages freely , it will often take fright and dash around the aquarium , causing considerable damage not only to the tank decor , but to itself in extreme cases the fish has been known to leap from the tank . |
| 18 | It has exceptionally long barbels and , when kept in confined spaces where it can not move these appendages freely , it will often take fright and dash around the aquarium , causing considerable damage not only to the tank decor , but to itself . |
| 19 | But although I can not do so systematically at this juncture some limited anticipatory comments may be in order . |
| 20 | Although I can not go into too much detail , I would like to look at players between the ages of 15 to 17 , as they will hold the key to the future , but I do n't think too many of them would be ready in time for the 1995 European championships in Dublin . |
| 21 | I give him credit for that , although I can not give much credit to his policy of favouring a 50 per cent . |
| 22 | Work is now in progress , although I can not give an exact date for its completion . |
| 23 | Although I can not give the House any good news on that score tonight , I can say that we are considering the matter . |
| 24 | Although I can not give a date , we intend to proceed just as soon as we can resolve the question of the contract . |
| 25 | Editor , — Although I can not add to the debate about whether Mozart had Tourette 's syndrome , I would like to explore three points raised by Benjamin Simkin 's article . |
| 26 | I promise not to offend again , although I can not promise that I will keep the promise . ’ |
| 27 | For these reasons , I agree that these appeals should be allowed , although I can not agree on the main issue , for the discussion of which this further hearing was arranged . |
| 28 | In this book , I describe and explain these activities and although I can not claim that this is a comprehensive guide to parties — such a task would be virtually impossible ! — I do know that , if you follow my advice , your children and their friends will have a really enjoyable time ! |
| 29 | I was only three-and-a-half when I saw the Zeppelin , although I can not claim that it kindled any positive interest in flying . |
| 30 | Unless there were special factors involved and although I can not recall a situation where we 've paid for a person to go into that 's for members to discuss , not me , but we have certainly paid an enhanced rate where somebody wanted to go to live near their daughter who was in and we felt that was a legitimate reason for paying a higher rate and , and , and we did do so , so there are other types of flexibility . |