Example sentences of "this can [not/n't] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Helen is looking forward to the day when Jenny can also be treated but this ca n't be done until she stops growing . |
| 2 | He says that the NHS system in this country means results from treatment on patients can be passed onto drug companies — whereas in America the private patient system means this ca n't be done so easily . |
| 3 | But this ca n't be seen — it is n't obvious — a child can become the subject of ridicule and for a sensitive and intelligent child this can be sheer hell . |
| 4 | And he knows this ca n't be worked . |
| 5 | This ca n't be happening to me , Kate would never get herself into this sort of situation . |
| 6 | ‘ This ca n't be happening , ’ Travis declared gruffly . |
| 7 | Liberal Democrats know that this can not be achieved without fundamental reform . |
| 8 | Underlying this argument there may well be a different one , namely , that there is a need for a more progressive tax structure , and that this can not be achieved without a greater emphasis on direct taxation . |
| 9 | This can not be achieved if you constantly chatter and move about . |
| 10 | This can not be achieved by existing military contractors moving into civilian markets for which they have few skills , but by giving the market-oriented companies more access to ‘ front-line ’ technology . |
| 11 | This can not be achieved through a structured interview or a questionnaire . |
| 12 | This can not be done by the person alone , because help is needed in overcoming the amnesias and the emotional repressions , and this can not be achieved by introspection . |
| 13 | Other people need to be excited by new approaches and this can not be achieved by a dull and formal memorandum . |
| 14 | Strategic vision and consistency of policies by firms , by their financial investors , and by government , are crucial , and this can not be achieved without a coherent sustained industrial strategy . |
| 15 | This can not be achieved unless the chemical process itself is efficient . |
| 16 | This can not be said of the colourful house , which turns out to be as likeable as its architect . |
| 17 | Unfortunately , this can not be said of the licence fee . |
| 18 | Unfortunately , while his powers of mental control are impressive , this can not be said of his ability to control his physical body . |
| 19 | This can not be said of the ‘ Nutter ’ , whose conduct is the exception which proves the rules . |
| 20 | This can not be said of the relational algebra and it is more ‘ user friendly ’ than a straight relational calculus language such as QUEL or SCL . |
| 21 | And by doing so , The Accused rejects the assumptions of the other films , saying in effect that if this can not be said of this woman then it can never be said of any women in any situation . |
| 22 | This can not be said of Lagerfeld 's Chloe collection for next autumn . |
| 23 | That this can not be assumed of language , which appears to serve just such a purpose , has been illustrated very clearly by the linguist Lehrer in an analysis of the language used in the description of wines . |
| 24 | The fact that Lords of Appeal in Ordinary and other senior judges are invited to advise the visitor show that this can not be assumed . |
| 25 | This can not be assumed so easily in variable analysis . |
| 26 | This can not be covered under the contents section . |
| 27 | In turn this can not be obtained through asking each part of the organisation for its views . |
| 28 | This can not be asserted as a metaphysical proposition ; as something , that is , which is true of the world of existents irrespective of the manner in which existents are given in our experience . |
| 29 | It is not impossible that [ h ] -loss became fashionable because of its loss in French , but this can not be demonstrated . |
| 30 | What is happening — and this can not be prevented — is that the bound Fiend within the weather-vane is being freed , and at the end of 3 Turns the weather-vane will shatter and it will be released . |