Example sentences of "can [not/n't] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can not achieve it without aid on a much greater scale than is contemplated at the moment by anyone except the Germans . |
| 2 | No , you can not prevent it from happening — but scientists are a bit nearer to understanding what goes on at the molecular level . |
| 3 | ‘ You can not see it , you can not measure it by instrumentation , but there are incredibly powerful air currents up in the stratosphere which can move at anything up to 300 mph . |
| 4 | Of all the species of dog in the world I can not place him with ownership of a Yorkie . |
| 5 | Because certain people do not conform to academic expectations or social abilities of others , this can not place them outside society . |
| 6 | They can not exercise it without regard for the wishes of the German people , but neither can the German people act as if the ‘ German question ’ concerned nobody but themselves . |
| 7 | They can not help you with fuel bills . |
| 8 | ‘ He can not hear us of course , ’ said Fael-Inis . |
| 9 | But as you can not see me at present with any advantage to yourself , I leave for Tunbridge , my dear , and hope we shall better understand one another on my return . |
| 10 | So a boxer who is struck by his opponent can not sue him for battery . |