Example sentences of "can he be [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 Adam had spoken to the Danish king Swegen Estrithsson , Cnut 's nephew , and can not be dismissed out of hand , although nor can he be regarded as infallible .
2 Can he be dismissed from his judicial office , and if so by whom ?
3 Nor can he be credited with the chi rho monogram .
4 If a creditor has levied and completed execution the debentureholders can not compel him to restore the money , nor , until the charge has crystallised , can he be restrained from levying execution .
5 He will not voluntarily do anything which conflicts with his personal moral code , nor can he be induced to do so .
6 Thus , the doctor , on this reasoning , incurs no liability under the civil law ; nor can he be accused of any crime .
7 How can he be expected to run the country when half his time is spent waiting for people who never turn up ?
8 While if a user is really looking for a system to support management decisions , how can he be expected to know in advance all the decisions which he will have to take ?
9 Can he be blamed for believing that the only things which exist are himself and the table ?
10 If a hypnotist is willing to be so deceptive while hypnotising a patient , can he be trusted when the patient is in a trance ?
11 Can he be bought ? ’ asked Tel .
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