Example sentences of "can [adv] [be] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their story ca n't be written without the story of the men , but then neither could the story of the miners be truly told without including the women . |
| 2 | So you go off to this evening class , while you 're doing that , you ca n't be thinking about the problems at work , because you 've got to concentrate otherwise you 're not going to get it done . |
| 3 | ‘ You ca n't be influenced from the future because you do n't know what 's going to happen , so you can only be influenced from the past . |
| 4 | ‘ Bands bigger than us have got a responsibility — they ca n't be messing with the kids ! |
| 5 | We soon learn how to cope but still relieve the tension by shouting obscenities that ca n't be heard over the sounds of the engines . |
| 6 | The area ca n't be affected by the adventurers physically or magically . |
| 7 | Single cells ca n't be moved with the mouse , and ranges which are in the process of being copied or moved look identical , so you 're more likely to lose track of what you 're doing . |
| 8 | He blames speculators and traders for the shock waves and says the surge in prices ca n't be justified by the oil crisis . |
| 9 | Or in anyway , ca n't be made at the meeting . |
| 10 | What is important is that ‘ other products ’ ca n't be made in the hours used for the order . |
| 11 | For want of about £2 million , the same ca n't be said of the Vulcan Bomber . |
| 12 | It does n't mean that I ca n't be transmogrified beyond the human to another plane to find the Real Me ! ’ |
| 13 | It ca n't be referring to the ones the sons of the kingdom that are inheriting it is it ? |
| 14 | The 8-bit I/O ( input/output ) card ca n't be fitted in the 8-bit slot because it 's too short and the parallel port socket would foul the CMOS battery . |
| 15 | Is there any reason why the ‘ decibel ’ rating of an amp ca n't be given by the manufacturer and/or yourselves ? ( 3–4 years ago I was in a band where we always had a decibal reading at the soundcheck . |
| 16 | Secure ground floor windows first and any window which ca n't be seen from the street or which can be reached from a drainpipe or flat roof . |
| 17 | You make sure he ca n't be seen from the letter flap , which is covered by a sealed box , then you look round the hall . |
| 18 | Right so the first thing we , as a crime prevention officer , we , well I look at anyway , is surrounding areas of a house that ca n't be seen from the road . |
| 19 | You ca n't be seen from the road , is there anything else that might put you off ? |
| 20 | Smile , for even though you ca n't be seen by the other person , if you smile it helps your voice to sound more assertive and friendly . |
| 21 | Every pound spent on these extra expenses is one less pound which ca n't be split between the artist and the promoter . |
| 22 | There 's one case , however , where a buyer can be told at the inception of a matter that the lease will provide that it ca n't be assigned without the lessor 's licence : the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and one or two other bodies insist on such a covenant in all their leases . |
| 23 | There is very little which ca n't be learned by the apprenticeship method , and anyone can teach anyone anything up to their own level of competence . |
| 24 | Events which demand a substantial outlay that ca n't be recovered in the event of cancellation , bad weather or some other cause need to be avoided . |
| 25 | Batty certainly ca n't be excused on the grounds the manager did n't give him a ‘ fair crack of the whip ’ can he ? |
| 26 | Waugh himself ca n't be blamed for the wrenching out of a context that might have helped us to understand whether he is referring to unhappy women , rendered so by not being content with their lot , or men , who are now being forced to lend a hand with the Hoover . |
| 27 | It ca n't be blamed on the unions or the last Labour Government . |
| 28 | That science can be dangerous because people are imperfect and ca n't be trusted with the weapons science creates . |
| 29 | It 's ironic that you should still make excuses for the fact that the band can play really well , yet there 's nothing here that ca n't be appreciated on the level of a blues number . |
| 30 | It 's ironic that you should still make excuses for the fact that the band can play really well , yet there 's nothing here that ca n't be appreciated on the level of a blues number . |