Example sentences of "can [not/n't] [vb infin] [v-ing] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Figures of this kind can not avoid concealing a great deal . |
| 2 | CAN NOT help feeling a certain degree of admiration for the Evangelical Christians who are , invariably , to be found lurking behind every accusation of satanic child abuse . |
| 3 | In the light of these considerations their Lordships can not help viewing a statutory provision which criminalises statements likely to undermine public confidence in the conduct of public affairs with the utmost suspicion . |
| 4 | If one reads even more attentively , one can not help noting a curious stylistic feature not entirely dissociated from Treebeard . |
| 5 | Throughout this discussion I will be emphasising the idea that the study of sex differences can not help having a political dimension , because the male/female difference is so important for the organisation of the societies in which studies of difference are done . |
| 6 | I can not recall reading a recent work in English on music history better written and more carefully seen through the press than this one . |