Example sentences of "he can [not/n't] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Judgment against him can not be obtained by default ( Ord 12 , r 2 ) ; but , if he does not appear at the hearing of the action he is deemed to admit the notice and is bound by any judgment , even if by consent ( Ord 12 , r 3(3) ) . |
| 2 | But he can not be relied upon for ever . |
| 3 | There is no evidence for this , which is probably why the quality of their argument can fall so low , with Shamir saying of perhaps the most influential and long-standing of PLO ‘ moderates ’ , Khalid Hassan , that ‘ when you see his face you know he can not be trusted . ’ |
| 4 | as if to prove he can not be ignored , Mr Castro boldly tests the limits of Moscow 's tolerance . |
| 5 | He can not be a trickster now . |
| 6 | Luke 's vet 's name and number have also been provided with a note about one particular drug he can not be given — eternal optimist , my friend . |
| 7 | Understandably , he is looking for a place where he can not be reached , A Retreat where he can enjoy an unearned or undeserved equilibrium . |
| 8 | Until he is capable of doing this without a rider , he can not be expected to do so when ridden . |
| 9 | No councillor can insist on serving on any particular committee , but equally he can not be compelled to serve on a committee against his wish . |
| 10 | One has to call Piaget a ‘ thinker ’ because he can not be categorized as an educationist or a psychologist . |
| 11 | Because he can not be wrong , that must mean that I am unlovable . ’ |
| 12 | He can not be let out of jail after 25 years . |
| 13 | Hamilton has been the surprise packet of the championships , but his 21–17 win over Ronnie Garland — who is the reigning indoor pairs champion — proves that he can not be underestimated . |
| 14 | Eighteen months later , Thomas is making a good recovery , though he can not be diagnosed as being clear of leukaemia for another three years . |
| 15 | Lewis insists he can not be suborned by men in sharp suits with silver tongues and evil intentions . |
| 16 | He can not be rid of the yearnings , |
| 17 | Until he is off with the old , he can not be on with the new . |
| 18 | Mr Fuchs has made it clear that he can not be called to task for the museum 's deficit and has blamed two principal factors . |
| 19 | God is God , not man writ large ; and he can not be spoken of simply by speaking of ourselves in a loud voice . |
| 20 | He can not be taken for granted as simply ‘ there ’ in our religious sense , our spiritual depth , or our moral awareness , for he transcends , he stands over against all of these . |
| 21 | That way he can not be targeted by missile fire or some spells and will be potentially protected from war engines . |
| 22 | In the United Kingdom , an employee can be dismissed from his job unceremoniously , but he can not be prevented from working elsewhere , nor can his employer throw him out of his house . |
| 23 | He can not be broken in hand-to-hand combat and needs never take a break test . |
| 24 | In addition , he can not be broken in combat , so he will not need to take a break test . |
| 25 | But he can not be a chief of staff ; no president can run the risk of seeming to hand the reins of government over to his Number Two . |
| 26 | Accepting without question his uncle 's explanation that , as captain , he can not be too directly concerned with the minutiae of shipboard life , the boy eagerly agrees to spy on the seamen and find out their weaknesses and their delinquencies . |
| 27 | Even now he can not be straight-forward about it . |
| 28 | If a person is searched in public he can not be required to remove anything other than his coat , jacket or gloves . |
| 29 | Surely , I thought , he can not be reflecting with pleasure on days of danger and incarceration ? |
| 30 | If a man does not suffer trials he can not be perfected . |