Example sentences of "[modal v] not cope [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British Columbians , despite dogged persistence , could not cope with a pack in which eight men worked as one and where possession once obtained was so powerfully and cunningly retained . |
| 2 | Sometimes adults , inexperienced and suspicious of drama , could not cope with a vague suggestion that the second partner should be in role as a friend , colleague or relative . |
| 3 | In particular it could not cope with the pressure of a growing population . |
| 4 | Coal-tar technology could not cope with the huge expansion in the chemical industry that took place after the Second World War . |
| 5 | If even Alison Kraemer 's perfect manners could not cope with the news , then our marriage must be an intolerable scandal . |
| 6 | Usually the two pilots who are on night duty sleep in the ambulance but the driver and medical orderly who also sleep in it had worked up a terrific ‘ fug ’ — ‘ Imshi ’ Mason and I felt we could not cope with the smell of unwashed feet , etc. , so we dragged the two stretchers out . ’ |
| 7 | A BANK manager killed himself because he could not cope with the worry and pressure of his work in the recession . |
| 8 | In July 1990 , P concluded that he could not cope with the mounting arrears under the mortgage , and his other debts . |
| 9 | Unfortunately the smaller coffin-maker could not cope with the high-powered advertising of IPC and Dottridge Brothers , preferring to place miniature versions of their handiwork in the shop window for the benefit of passers-by , though they probably relied on the funeral furnishing warehouses for the supply of linings and coffin furniture . |
| 10 | Recording a verdict that Mrs Bowyer ‘ Took her own life ’ , Dr Weir said : ‘ This is terribly tragic because she did it because she could not cope with the pain of the illness she suffered from . ’ |
| 11 | The need for these was identified when the regular programme of summer schools for ABE students began to attract students with severe learning difficulties who could not cope with the curriculum offered but seemed to gain great benefit from the opportunity for residential education . |
| 12 | He argued that such a philosophical position could not cope with the phenomena of dreams and especially hypnosis . |
| 13 | Third , the mother could not cope with the children especially , as the justices say , with another child on the way . |
| 14 | Those small owner publishers who could not cope with the new financial pressures were forced to expand , to merge with other larger companies , or go bust . |
| 15 | She was , fundamentally , a good person but the side we all saw at work was the side that could not cope with the constant expansion of the business . |
| 16 | The Poor Persons Procedure , dependent upon the charity of the legal profession , could not cope with the increasing pressure of work in the 1930s and was supplemented in 1942 by a Services Divorce Department . |
| 17 | Everyday matters seemed too much for him since the murder , they knew he could not cope with the bigger issues . |
| 18 | They again became the ‘ weaker sex ’ , who were delicate and fragile and could not cope with the strains of learning and would continue to be mere property to be traded at will . |
| 19 | Jatinder came back to England two years ago as their son could not cope with the Indian climate . |
| 20 | One secretary could not cope with the work . |
| 21 | It stated clearly that a flat rate charge could not cope with the scale of local authority expenditure and that it could not do so fairly . |
| 22 | If anyone believes for a moment that we should forget about the cause of asylum seekers , I ask them to read some of the evidence of people who fled from Chile , El Salvador , Burma and so many other places where they could not cope with the oppression against them . |
| 23 | He was aware of strange thoughts and sensations swimming through his mind , but he could not cope with the pain . |
| 24 | It is thought that the UK could not cope with the increase in price and non-price competition which the SEM would bring about . |
| 25 | At school , more than half ( 54pc ) said they had been bullied and 45pc thought their teachers could not cope with the bullies . |
| 26 | If the digestion is already weakened then it will not cope with a totally raw food diet . |
| 27 | If those lines can not cope during the rush hour at present , how will they cope with double the traffic ? |
| 28 | As we have just seen , sometimes horses can not cope with a situation that causes them great anxiety , and an attack of colic is the result . |
| 29 | ‘ The result is that when these children grow up they can not cope with a relationship which demands that they show emotion or feeling . |
| 30 | Similarly , the families of the mentally ill need help in sudden emergencies when they can not cope with a very disturbed relative , general help in understanding and accepting the nature of the disorder and support if they have to make difficult decisions such as agreeing to the compulsory admission of a severely disturbed relative to hospital . |