Example sentences of "can not [verb] us [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Biological science can not tell us of the mind of a creature any more than it can understand the nature and functioning of our human minds . |
| 2 | Chronology of building forms can be established only approximately , and archaeology can not tell us of variations in the prosperity of a community from one year to the next . |
| 3 | Surprise ( in the sense studied in Baillargeon 's experiment — passive capture of visual attention ) is not an action so it can not tell us about central system function . |
| 4 | Thus : surprise can not tell us about the development of the central systems . |
| 5 | It can not tell us about the meaning of the term ‘ popular music ’ , since that meaning , ideologically replete , has been pushed outside the frame of reference . |
| 6 | They can not tell us in any detail what kinds of investigations might be prompted by such conceptions , or how they may be carried out , what concepts and theories are relevant , and so on . |
| 7 | ‘ We must say to the public , ‘ you can not leave us without moral guidance on this . |
| 8 | You can not tease us with a smidge of inside info on Jon , and not expect us to be hanging on every word . |
| 9 | They are the eagles ’ oldest foe and because they are clever an know they can not fight us by themselves they will mob us with numbers , and try to make us drop our prey . |
| 10 | ‘ He can not hear us of course , ’ said Fael-Inis . |