Example sentences of "could not [be] [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It also insisted that the FMLN could not be granted political status until it had disarmed .
2 In the 1930s Randall had advocated that the improvement of the catalogue could not be done any study of the catalogs themselves ' but by making " an intelligent study of the patrons themselves , their mental equipment and their needs " , Alter more than 50 years this holds true more than ever before .
3 Justice Antonin Scalia , who wrote the opinion , said the St Paul law was flawed because it was selective ; some thoughts could not be afforded less protection than others .
4 Subsidies might be paid in cases of emergency but could not be accounted normal income .
5 As a result of the appeal , the Queensferry Sports Challenge Cup final could not be staged last season , so the trophies and mementoes were presented to Mold Victoria and Ship and Anchor who agreed to meet in a special charity match for the Andrew Wilday Eye Cancer Fund .
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