Example sentences of "can not [verb] [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | The strength of functional assessment is to point out that an elder who can not dress will require the same care , irrespective of whether this condition results from a stroke , severe arthritis , an obsessional neurosis , or a low self-esteem . |
2 | Any people who have ever suffered from itches that they can not scratch will sympathize with the dilemma of the de-clawed cat . |
3 | Which Royal suggested parents who can not read should go back to school with their children ? |
4 | As a young professional with Fulham some 30 and more years ago , he prospered hugely from advice offered in no uncertain terms by Joe Bacuzzi , a redoubtable professional of the old school and a firm believer in the unassailable principle that full-backs who can not defend should seek alternative employment . |
5 | ‘ Those who can not hear must feel the rod of correction , ’ she declaimed , raising the stick as she advanced , Martha let out a shriek , leaped to her feet and , barely aware of her action , hit the old woman as hard as she could on the side of the head , knocking her against the wall . |