Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [verb] with [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A DEPRESSED mum has vanished with her three mischievous sons after saying she could not cope with long school holidays and mounting debts . |
| 2 | The revolutionaries tended to be drawn from those who could not cope with normal life , with a regular profession , with human relationships . |
| 3 | So , although a rich source of status and prestige , athletics could not compare with professional sport in terms of material gain . |
| 4 | Yes — there , look , a hairline , but I could n't say with absolute certainty that it 's a fracture . ’ |
| 5 | Until now , you could n't bake with reduced fat spreads . |