Example sentences of "we can not [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 He said ‘ we can not continue with a system under which teachers decide what people should learn without reference to clear nationally agreed objectives , and without having to expose , and if necessary justify , their decisions ’ .
2 On the other hand , we can not talk about a party system prior to the Glorious Revolution .
3 Needs have to be met to enable active citizenship as without education , welfare , health care , self-respect , and law we can not act in a way we would like to .
4 We can not wait for a Labour Government .
5 Similarly , Freeman argued , in relation to unskilled labour , that ‘ uneducative ’ employment was unavoidable and , therefore , it was necessary that ‘ the intelligence and character of the adolescent be trained outside the workshop ’ : ‘ We can not train for a trade , but we can enable the worker to do his duties as thoroughly as possible ’ ; such training would give a ‘ familiarity ’ with ‘ ordinary tools ’ and ‘ simple machines ’ , a grounding in ‘ mechanics ’ and ‘ competent draughtsmanship ’ .
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