Example sentences of "and can not [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few apple , pear and plum varieties are cross-sterile and can not pollinate each other , while some apples and pears are biennial bearers and thus will not supply pollen each year . |
| 2 | Headings tend to be broad and can not represent complex or specific subjects accurately . |
| 3 | However , on examination we find that the criminal process does not and can not fulfil this role . |
| 4 | Do not be misled , however , into thinking that it works like a spreadsheet because it is only a grid for entering figures and can not perform any calculations for you . |
| 5 | But computers can also overwhelm the user with numbers very quickly , and can not give any more help with their interpretation than with the initial selection of an appropriate statistical procedure . |
| 6 | Second , the teacher is constantly interrupted by other children and can not give full attention to the reader . |
| 7 | The basic purposes of pruning are two-fold : first , to divert and concentrate sap flow and energy into the buds and shoots that will grow in the direction we want , to promote or provoke new growth from dormant buds , and to better utilize energy by removing growth that has borne bloom , will not bear more , and can not make worthwhile contribution to the plant 's processes ; and secondly , surgically to remove dead , diseased and infected wood . |
| 8 | Holders have no voting rights and can not make any contribution to the management of the corporation except in extremis when they can force liquidation if their contractual income has not been paid . |
| 9 | The people only have small parcels of land and can not grow enough food . |
| 10 | If a yacht on flotilla breaks down and can not travel due to a major failure which is not your fault , and a substitute is not available , we pay for each 24 hrs or each full sailing day ( 1000 to 1700 ) the yacht is immobile . |
| 11 | Ordinary analogue telephone lines used for voice communication have a low band width and can not transmit much data per second . |
| 12 | Keeping in mind what the person can and can not do unaided , the nursing interventions to achieve the mutually set goals could then be selected according to local circumstances and available resources . |
| 13 | Regular visits from a social worker can be of immense value to old people living alone , particularly if their family lives some distance away and can not do all that they would wish for them . |
| 14 | It is sometimes said that if one wishes to reject such values one must do so by rejecting the very concepts incorporated in such words , and can not do this merely by applying their negation . |
| 15 | I would caution care in buying though , and can not stress this strongly enough . |
| 16 | It is increasingly felt by members of the public that large-scale soil erosion , the destruction of wildlife habitat and the excessive use of chemicals and unnatural substances are unacceptable , and can not continue unabated without ruining the countryside for future generations and probably causing long term health hazards . |
| 17 | For him it is strenuous to climb a steep hill , because he has to keep pushing his own vertical mass upwards and can not gain any momentum . |
| 18 | And at Pilkingtons , if employees are paying a fixed rate of interest on their old mortgage and can not obtain such favourable terms on a new mortgage , the company makes annual lump sum payments in arrears amounting to the difference paid in interest on the capital sum outstanding on the original mortgage at the time of transfer . |
| 19 | This policy puts the regions in an impossible Catch 22 situation : they can not satisfy the government 's current demand criteria for new rail investment because of past under-investment in the network , and can not stimulate such levels of demand without that investment . |
| 20 | Guisborough , in fourth place , slipped up in midweek , and can not afford another lapse if they want to maintain their outside title chances . |
| 21 | Landlords are , however , subject to the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and can not include unreasonable covenants in leases which seek to relieve them of their own common law or statutory obligations . |
| 22 | Critics fear the new scheme will remove the last vestiges of strategic planning power : although the new county planning statements will have to cover housebuilding , large industrial and commercial development , and Green Belt issues , they will have no statutory force and can not include detailed land allocations . |
| 23 | The people of my constituency are appalled that Monmouth borough council has millions of pounds tied up from the sale of council houses and can not use that money for housing . |
| 24 | At time of writing the allowance would normally go to the husband unless , that is , he has a low income and can not use all or part of the allowance — in which case , he can transfer the unused part to his wife in order not to lose the tax benefit . |
| 25 | As my wife is disabled and can not use public transport the only way that she can get around is by car and wheelchair . |
| 26 | They hunt at night , and can not use light to help them find prey and avoid obstacles . |
| 27 | It costs a fortune to run and can not have many years left before scrapping , anyway . |
| 28 | They do not have and can not have all the possibly relevant materials and evidence before them . |
| 29 | Any particular finite extension is simply an idea in our minds , and can not have more parts than the finite number we perceive it to have . |
| 30 | In traditional Fortran versions , the language 's hierarchical data storage order is n't flexible and can not provide this information . |