Example sentences of "[conj] could [not/n't] [vb infin] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | — He understood very little of what was said to him in the Outpatient Clinic and could not explain it to his wife . |
| 2 | Naidoo reiterated that the NSC was expecting Sacu to come to a decision and could not ease it for them by offering guarantees of future tours . |
| 3 | She had her own shame , and could not rid herself of the guilt that came from loving a man who was not hers to love . |
| 4 | In my own case I know that the first link produces the last through the intermediate link , and could not produce it without . |
| 5 | But any rational analysis of the outcome of the Democratic primaries makes it clear that Jackson 's racial identity did not and could not defeat him in the voting booth . |
| 6 | and could n't clear it at the end of the quarter ? |
| 7 | He added : ‘ Ferzana wanted to watch TV and could n't do it at the family gathering . ’ |
| 8 | He explained he was having a dizzy spell and could n't make it to the doctor 's , so I drove him there . |
| 9 | But she had to step down at one stage because she herself won the top prize of the day — and could n't present it to herself ! |
| 10 | She could n't give herself to Ahmed and could n't keep herself for me , you understand . ’ |
| 11 | And maybe somebody would come to your door and say their wee boy or their girl was making their first communion , and they were in dire straights and could n't buy anything for them , and you would more or less have to give them your book to help them out , but you would go with them so that they did n't go over the score and get just exactly what that wain needed , you know , and just hope that they had enough money to pay you at the end of the quarter , you know . |
| 12 | ‘ We thought they were most unusual and attractive and could n't resist them for our own house , ’ says Sue . |
| 13 | I did n't and could n't see it as a progressive condition which was bound to culminate in some sort of breakdown or breakthrough . |
| 14 | My source tells me : ‘ The firemen were very helpful and attempted to remove the offending smoke sensor but could not isolate it from the system so the demonstration continued with shorter cooking times and lower temperatures to reduce the flames . |
| 15 | England had a target of 240 in 140 minutes , but could not meet it in the end , and as a result the Test was drawn . |
| 16 | A twenty-foot wing-span model powered by a steam engine of Henson origin , but much improved by Stringfellow , was tested in 1845 but could not sustain itself in the air . |
| 17 | I knew lots of people had died , but could n't bring myself to … ’ |