Example sentences of "[to-vb] but could " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He tried to communicate but could n't find the language , ’ Richard says . |
| 2 | The duties of the post are difficult to define but could be described as Keeper of the King 's household , Administrator of the Royal Affairs , and Keeper of the Privy Purse . |
| 3 | People rushed to help but could not reach the dead couple . |
| 4 | Soldiers and police tried to help but could n't save the singers . |
| 5 | Corbett tried to sleep but could not and sat trembling , trying to compose his thoughts but it was useless , he could not calm himself . |
| 6 | This fuel is more expensive to manufacture but could compete in the domestic market where there is a shortage of anthracite . |
| 7 | Significantly , some of the other alleged benefits were flatly contradicted by the employer ; others were found to exist but could not be confirmed in precise financial terms . |
| 8 | There were also many years of frustration in my youth when the business was very small and I was bubbling with ideas , bubbling with energy and desperate to get things to happen but could n't in the very dull environment of the 1950s and early 1960s . |
| 9 | I tried to return but could n't because of continuing transport restrictions . |
| 10 | That said , we have seen so many people in recent months who wanted to move but could not do so until they knew what was going to happen to their take-home income . ’ |