Example sentences of "can [not/n't] [verb] that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can not assume that a divergent phonological system , for example , is structurally similar to or derivative from RP , or that lexical items belong to the same phonemic sets , or that the tense/aspect system is structured in the same way as that of standard English . |
| 2 | But one can not assume that an everyday ‘ coherent ’ sense of self is readily available . |
| 3 | But one can not deny that a more scientific decision would have been to try to make the return of the offending plates obligatory , so that only the accurate , authentic figures were permitted circulation . |
| 4 | ‘ Whatever future conclusion we may reach as to this , we can not deny that an object once attended to will remain in the memory , whilst one inattentively allowed to pass will leave no traces behind . ’ |
| 5 | You can not guarantee that an editor will read to the end of a press release . |
| 6 | With the best will in the world I can not imagine that a meat man would have the time , or that an un-horsy policeman would risk life and limb to scrub the mud from the hooves of every animal which roughly fits the description of a stolen one . |
| 7 | The Labour party says that we can not argue that a single person should pay less than a family next door with several working adults . |
| 8 | It does the Palace no credit that its officials can not grasp that a guide dog is not a pet but a valued half of a very special partnership . |