Example sentences of "can not [be] [verb] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its atmosphere and suspense are nursed by locality — Petersburg — in ways which ca n't be escaped but which often get misreported . |
| 2 | They ca n't be sold but they could be a kind of gift ? |
| 3 | Dandruff ca n't be cured but it can be controlled if you use specialised products such as those made to counteract the problem . |
| 4 | ‘ Laughing when you should be crying ca n't be helped but it sends other people the wrong signals , so they may be shocked . ’ |
| 5 | Some writers , who have emphasized the legal ultimacy of the rule of recognition , have expressed this by saying that , whereas the legal validity of other rules of the system can be demonstrated by reference to it , its own validity can not be demonstrated but is ‘ assumed ’ or ‘ postulated ’ or is a ‘ hypothesis ’ . |
| 6 | If a preferred way of delivering a service can not be met but the care manager feels it is an unreasonable demand , the department advises it should not be recorded as an unmet need by as an unmet preference . |
| 7 | Obviously all claims not requiring the appointment of Loss Adjusters can not be inspected but certain categories require closer investigation than others . |
| 8 | Infra-red may be regarded as a form of light to which the human eye is insensitive — that is , it can not be seen but otherwise behaves in practically the same way . |
| 9 | All users are asked to adjust to the idea that work , once entered into LIFESPAN , can not be retracted but must be made harmless in some other way . |
| 10 | The " principles " of the NHS are equated with a particular set of institutional arrangements which , like a sanctified ancient monument , can not be touched but continue to crumble away under the onslaught of wind and weather . |
| 11 | The original trust deed can not be traced but a more recent trust deed dated 1 October 1984 provides that the trustees are to hold the trust property , comprising the premises of the school and any additional site that may be acquired , for the purposes of a Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided School to be conducted in accordance with the Education Acts . |
| 12 | An anonymous memorandum sent to Rome just after his death accused him of storing up great wealth and even of having profited from the neglect of the episcopal estates , accusations which can not be substantiated but which may not have been complete fabrications . |
| 13 | Many floor paints can be used to smarten up wood , lino , or concrete floors ; they are ideal for areas that can not be carpeted but need some decoration . |
| 14 | This position claims that the existence of God not only can not be proved but can not make sense . |
| 15 | If we are to know anything , we must proceed on the basis of certain things which can not be proved but which must be presupposed . |
| 16 | The question of the suspending power was more complicated , since the House of Commons had resolved in 1673 " that penal statutes in matters ecclesiastical can not be suspended but by act of Parliament " . |
| 17 | With four more rounds to go King can not be caught but he was still disappointed when he spoke afterwards about a race during which victory was snatched from his grasp only a few miles from the finish . |
| 18 | Sometimes the absolute measurement can not be used but the size can be deduced indirectly from viscosity measurements , which are related to the volume occupied by the chain in solution . |
| 19 | The standard of the games matches can not be guaranteed but the magnificence of the ceremonies can , especially if the entertainment presented at the Los Angeles Olympics can be used as an example . |
| 20 | Position of seats can not be guaranteed but will be given if possible |
| 21 | He takes his stand on learning that a piece of basic equipment for patients with broken necks can not be afforded but money is found to make the board room more lavish . |
| 22 | The duration of the treatment can not be foretold but it is sure to be long . ’ |
| 23 | Thus corruption can not be reformed but must be destroyed . |