Example sentences of "can [not/n't] [verb] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | An anti-state force such as the provisionals , who do not recognize the statehood of the twenty-six county state , can not achieve support in the South for this essential policy . |
| 2 | We can not abandon people to the horrors of primitive siege warfare , so the ramshackle institutions of the United Nations will have to be drastically overhauled to cope with this crisis and others like it which are festering in an increasingly unstable world . |
| 3 | I myself can not leave London at the present time . |
| 4 | It is characteristic of faith that it can not remain in two minds ; it can not leave things in the air . |
| 5 | Although they are an unreliable indicator of the conditions of these markets , the results can not inspire confidence for the more important sales taking place later this month and at the beginning of December . |
| 6 | In Germany , where mortgage interest payments are not tax-deductible and mortgage loans can not exceed 60% of the value of a house ( compared with 100% in Britain ) , home prices fell in real terms in the past decade . |
| 7 | The child can not make sense of the world without pattern , without events that repeat . |
| 8 | The sceptical argument therefore claims that you can not make sense of the idea of a subject of experience other than yourself . |
| 9 | If the Z88 can not make sense of the string or the day/date is impossible , a " Bad syntax " error will be reported . |
| 10 | Schools alone can not make guarantees about the quality of education . |
| 11 | So long as the animals can not make contact with the nets there is no problem . |
| 12 | The benefit of this form of publicity is that it could reach those in the home ( women , unemployed , disabled ) and especially those who can not make use of the coverage in newspapers ( i.e. the blind ) . |
| 13 | Then Labour 's education spokeswoman , Hilary Armstrong said Mr Fallon 's assurances were worthless because he can not make commitments for the next Government . |
| 14 | In utterance ( i ) , come can not denote movement towards the addressee , because the subject of come is you , and the addressee can hardly move to where the addressee already is . |
| 15 | Because I play the game I can not stand referees at the best of times … am I being biased here ? |
| 16 | But this principle on account of its very generality can not throw light on the above distinction , and as a result the concept of individuality remains ambiguous and obscure . |
| 17 | This is not the case when the bare infinitive construction occurs with an inanimate subject either : despite Wood 's contention that " we could scarcely say These tablets will help you sleep " , since the tablets , being inanimate , " can not do part of the sleeping " , the following have been found : ( 26 ) That [ = the injection ] was to help you relax . |
| 18 | Although this brief outline can not do justice to the complexity and detail of Poulantzas ' work , it does convey enough of its character and aspirations to form the basis of a critical discussion , and in this part of the chapter I shall focus on three connected questions , all concerned with the explanatory power of the theory . |
| 19 | I can not do justice to the disagreeable impression that this man , one Broadhurst , had upon me … |
| 20 | These few pages can not do justice to the array of benefits which a partnership with AEA could bring . |
| 21 | He is known to have favoured that , but it is rejected by the report as a ’ a crude device which can not do justice to the different abilities a pupil may show in different subjects and contexts ’ . |
| 22 | The past three months have seen almost daily developments , and a 15-minute speech and 15-minute reply can not do justice to the huge amount of information that must be shared and analysed . |
| 23 | This section can not do justice to the body of literature on the new public management which has emerged , but will focus on two critical themes . |
| 24 | A landlord who retains control over common parts of a building such as the stairs and puts an exclusion clause in the lease , can not exclude liability to the tenant 's visitors by virtue of this clause . |
| 25 | Of course , we can not draw conclusions about the calibre of a person simply from his or her occupation or education , but these figures do not support the view that councillors lack either the education or administrative experience to perform their duties . |
| 26 | However , considering the tightly controlled aloofness and the fact that Joyce ( whose contributions in a musical capacity are not in doubt ) has led a deliberately low profile , one can not blame Kent for the omission . |
| 27 | The first is , we can not blame feelings on the other person . |
| 28 | Although there may be heavy rainfall during the winter , a deciduous tree 's roots can not absorb water from the cold soil quickly as water evaporates from its leaves . |
| 29 | With regret , I can not give way to the hon. Gentleman on this occasion . |
| 30 | The guardian must continue to perform his other duties but can not give instructions to the child 's solicitor . |