Example sentences of "can [not/n't] [be] [vb pp] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | Generally , the only way to find something out is to go and see the individual concerned ; however , appointments can not be made when the phone refuses to work . |
| 2 | A secondment creates appetites which can not be sustained when the work is finished . |
| 3 | Positive Richardson number corresponds to a stabilizing density gradient ; turbulent motion can not be sustained when Ri becomes large . |
| 4 | Not of course that the reasoning is invalid , or that the paradigm itself can not be questioned when it is sensed that something is going wrong ; indeed it is its destiny to lead eventually to intolerable anomalies and be replaced by another . |
| 5 | So intervention can not be justified when another more appropriate person is available and willing to act ; nor can it be justified when it is contrary to the known wishes of the assisted person , to the extent that he is capable of rationally forming such a wish . |
| 6 | Selective abortion of such children for these abnormalities can not be justified when effective postnatal surgery is available and the outcome is likely to be good with a normal lifespan without disability . |
| 7 | The existence of power structures within the family can not be ignored when it is clear that the power of one party is being used to the detriment of another . |
| 8 | They can not be sexed when small , but it would be better to obtain an unrelated female to avoid inbreeding . |
| 9 | Warning — DC Requested users can not be changed when activity is in delete mode |
| 10 | Warning — DC Requested users can not be changed when activity is inhibited |
| 11 | Warning — MDET Requested users can not be changed when activity is in delete mode |
| 12 | Warning — MDET Requested users can not be changed when activity is inhibited |
| 13 | Warning — Udet Requested users can not be changed when activity is in delete mode |
| 14 | Warning — Udet Requested users can not be changed when activity is inhibited |
| 15 | As the provisions are framed , they are not quite defences ; the section merely says that the offences can not be committed when they represent a fair and accurate report . |
| 16 | This explains why the latter can not be used when there is no reference at all to something in the present which makes the infinitive 's event an impending occurrence as is the case in : ( 17 ) My babe-in-arms will be 59 on my 89th birthday . |
| 17 | This conflict can not be avoided when Gloucester has such a contrasting character to his son ; he is gullible while Edmund is cunning . |