Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] [not/n't] be add [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | New words can not be added to this class — hence its name . |
2 | The idealism which inspired this Act of Parliament was eloquently expressed in the House of Commons by Alfred Morris , MP for Manchester , Wythenshawe who had originally introduced this measure as a Private Member 's Bill : If we could bequeath one precious gift to posterity , I would choose a society in which there is genuine compassion for the chronically sick and disabled ; where understanding is unostentatious and sincere ; where needs come before means ; where if years can not be added to their lives , at least life can be added to their years ; … where the disabled have a fundamental right to participate in industry and society according to ability ; where socially preventable distress is unknown ; and where none has cause to be ill at ease because of disability . |
3 | Terms may not be added to a contract once it has been made . |
4 | Scots , in particular , should rejoice over the disbandment of a regiment , praying that at last their sons ' names need not be added to the memorials which stand in every town , village and glen across the country as mute testament to the suffering and sorrow of the past . |
5 | Since there is no guarantee that the behaviour of participants during the life of a co-operative R&D venture will mesh with their initial goals , or that new , anticompetitive restrictions will not be added to what started out as a pro-competitive co-operative R&D agreement , it is hard to believe that immunity from prosecution is an attractive policy option in the absence of continuous monitoring by the antitrust authorities . |