Example sentences of "can [not/n't] be [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cos they do n't actually , if you do something like that , say you put plus five , minus five and then sit down and , you 're the one that plus three and minus three you do n't actually lose marks doing something wrong , you can not be penalised for doing it wrong , you can only gain credit for doing something right , because they 'll , give you five marks to doing that bit right and then knock three off for doing something else wrong , they , they would never give you penalty marks , they will only credit for doing things right , but so often it 's quite like down as you want , you ca n't . |
| 2 | If your child is over 16 , he or she can not be tested for HIV without his or her permission . |
| 3 | Under these standards , virgin forest can not be cleared for plantations , unproductive land must be reforested , and use of pesticides is strictly controlled . |
| 4 | Most general practitioners may be very reluctant to travel in the early hours of the morning to see a patient because he had demanded that his own doctor attends , especially when they find that their practice can not be reimbursed for such a visit . |
| 5 | They are among the easiest of fossil plants to recognize , for even flattened stems retain the characteristic jointing , and the feathery distal branches can not be mistaken for anything else . |
| 6 | This rule is the bane of fiction writers , who must take special care to ensure that the more villainous characters in their plots can not be mistaken for living persons . |
| 7 | Now , according to Lorenz , the dichotomous distinction between instinctive and learned behaviour can not be made for development , but it can for adaptation . |
| 8 | A claim under Part I of the Consumer Protection Act can not be made for any damage to the defective product itself . |
| 9 | Action : Module is password protected and can not be displayed for this user |
| 10 | Responsibility can not be accepted for entries lost or damaged in the post or offered for delivery insufficiently stamped . |
| 11 | We pointed out earlier that such a proposal can not be accepted for the prenominal case because the prenominal and the clause structures are far from equivalent ; they admit different ranges of adjective , and the relation of the adjective to the head noun is different in the two cases . |
| 12 | Volumes can not be accepted for verification ( described later ) in this situation , but may be rejected in order to regain space . |
| 13 | holds a qualification in hotel and catering management which can not be accepted for complete exemption from the Association 's education criteria . |
| 14 | When will the Prime Minister acknowledge that the aspirations of the Welsh and Scottish people can not be sidelined for ever , and when will Parliament act ? |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | AGR fuel is clad in stainless steel , which corrodes and so can not be kept for long periods under water . |
| 17 | Earlier yesterday , the Court of Appeal refused an application by Mr Goodwin 's employers , the publishers Morgan Grampian , to revoke the order forcing him to hand over notes containing confidential financial information concerning a company , which can not be named for legal reasons . |
| 18 | The customer 's brother — who can not be named for legal reasons — came into the shop a little later and started an argument . |
| 19 | The woman , who can not be named for legal reasons , denied assault but was found guilty and given a conditional discharge . |
| 20 | While on bail , the 44-year-old machine operator — who can not be named for legal reasons — attacked his wife 's boss believing they were having an affair . |
| 21 | The child , who can not be named for legal reasons , was staying with her grandparents in south Devon . |
| 22 | A full care hearing about the girl , from Rotherwell , Leeds , — who can not be named for legal reasons — will be heard on February 23 , Leeds County Court decided . |
| 23 | He is now living apart from the children 's mother , but can not be named for legal reasons . |
| 24 | The son , who can not be named for legal reasons , enjoyed a new-found freedom while his mum lay dying , the inquest was told . |
| 25 | The man , who can not be named for legal reasons , was on police bail in Liverpool after being arrested over a burglary . |
| 26 | The boy , who can not be named for legal reasons , stole thousands of pounds of property from cars , garages , school changing rooms and sheds in the company of two other youths , both aged 14 . |
| 27 | Mr Justice Potts told the 17-year-old youth , who can not be named for legal reasons but comes from the Bury St Edmunds area , a custodial sentence was ‘ essential ’ . |
| 28 | The family can not be named for legal reasons . |
| 29 | The 16-year-old , who can not be named for legal reasons , was granted bail at Sunderland , Tyne and Wear , on condition he stayed at a residential school run by the local authority until his next court appearance on October 7 . |
| 30 | The youth , who can not be named for legal reasons , admitted three charges of criminal damage between November 1 , 1992 and February 28 this year and asked for four similar offences to be considered . |