Example sentences of "can [not/n't] [vb infin] with [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Norwegian artist Edvard Munch said that ‘ the camera can not compete with painting as long as it can not be used in heaven or hell ’ . |
| 2 | I may possibly be able to greatly increase that distance but of that I can not speak with certainty . ’ |
| 3 | Consequently , if the first dog dies , the second dog can not cope with life on its own , and all sorts of problems may arise . |
| 4 | And it brought home to her the fact that some children can not cope with maths , however hard they try — a realisation she may well be glad of when she fulfils her ambitions to become a fully-fledged teacher . |
| 5 | This study can not conclude with certainty the nature of the cells expressing mRNA for interleukin 1 or tumour necrosis factor , although the majority are probably macrophages . |
| 6 | We can not conclude with confidence whether pigeons have a map sense at all , and if so whether they use the sun or magnetic co-ordinates . |
| 7 | In other words , his argument might be seen as an attempt to confront the common sense with the disconcerting fact that references to what are assumed to be numerically identical spatio-temporal particulars inhabiting an objective world " out there " can not be given a satisfactory justification , and consequently that one can not claim with certainty that such particulars represent the basic material of which the world is made up . |
| 8 | He knows that we are often very unsure what is the will of God , and therefore can not pray with clarity and confidence about it . |
| 9 | But in a stressed state , and especially if one is playing helpless , one can not see clearly what the opportunities and risks actually are , and one therefore can not act with discernment and intelligence . |
| 10 | The free economic system can not work with communism or socialism . |
| 11 | Rather this view asserts that law can not deal with family disputes and behaviour , and that law 's instrumental functions of conflict-resolution and behaviour-guidance are not applicable to personal and family life . |
| 12 | Although others would dispute this , I believe the shaft can not help with distance or accuracy ; that at impact it does n't matter what clubshaft you are using . |
| 13 | After an encounter during a summer holiday in Sydney , which included being the butt of a four-hour tongue lashing , I can not write with detachment . |
| 14 | A holy God can not live with sin . |
| 15 | While one can not say with certainty that such images ‘ teach ’ boys to be aggressive in class , there is on the other hand little there which would permit boys to be quiet and accommodating , the attributes valued by the harassed classroom teacher . |
| 16 | There is only one proviso ; the programs have been tested and used a number of times , but we can not say with certainty that they are bug free . |
| 17 | Despite the mixed benefits , people can not dispense with culture . |
| 18 | One can not meddle with discrimination . |