Example sentences of "[that] i could [not/n't] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That I could n't tell you . |
| 2 | No , I ju I just had a look at that I could n't do anything . |
| 3 | No harm done , or anything — I had a bet with a friend that I could n't con you . ’ |
| 4 | It was n't only that I could n't lift myself off the ground but that I was stuck to it in some way . |
| 5 | One thing I can remember about that evening was that I could n't eat anything . |
| 6 | I also told him of my affection for you and that I could n't injure you by marrying you without love . |
| 7 | You see , I suddenly felt that I could n't bear it , not knowing where they were going to be for the next three and a half weeks ( though in retrospect I doubt whether the location of the groom much perturbed me ) . |
| 8 | This meant that I could n't lead my own life at all ; when I complained about this to my husband he laughed it off . |
| 9 | I found them — compulsive … fascinating … fantasy and fable mixed , and so beautifully executed , almost photographic in detail , that I could n't shake their impression from my mind . |
| 10 | I was staying on I said oh er , yeah cos yo , had Joe saying you were disappointed that I could n't say it to your face ! |
| 11 | I had a paper to say and they said there was too much money coming in here a week , because you were working that I could n't get anything and I , it said , I wrote , it , it all come when I wrote to say could I have relief off of prescriptions cos I was on that H I V at the time |
| 12 | first , my mother 's allergy meant she would sneeze every time she came near the owl , and , secondly , my little sister was so fascinated by Dawn that I could n't keep her away . |
| 13 | They both enthused over my new look and I became weepy and wailed that I could n't keep them . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll find it , ’ I yelled back at him , then slipped an old Simply Red tape into the cassette just to annoy him , although it had the added advantage that I could n't hear him any more . |
| 15 | They were talking in Spanish again so that I could n't follow what was said , only the gist of it , and that largely from the names they referred to : Iris Sunderby 's , of course , her grandfather , too , and the Connors , Sheila Connor in particular , and there was constant repetition of the name Rosalli Gabrielli . |
| 16 | ‘ I spoke to Robert — he called Dawn and she became so hysterical that I could n't understand her . |
| 17 | However , this sensation evaporated as soon as I looked out of the window , when I realized how imprisoned I was by my ignorance , which Aisha seized upon , exploiting the fact that I did n't know how to flush the toilet , work the shower , turn on the oven or boil the electric kettle to make tea , and that I could n't understand what her older child or her next-door neighbour said . |
| 18 | It 's just that I could n't take it . |
| 19 | ‘ I bought it just after passing my test and had a little drive before realising , to my horror , that I could n't park it . |
| 20 | At this party , I rushed around like a student on the last day of school , confronting over and over again people 's incredulity and dismay at my impending departure , assuring them that I could n't believe I was leaving , exchanging addresses and agreeing to keep in touch until the end of time . |
| 21 | ‘ The truth is that I could n't believe it . |
| 22 | ‘ After another family tragedy , I realised that I could n't shut myself off for ever , so I started attending the Circle meetings again . |
| 23 | I said that I could n't fault their prices , but asked what would happen if I did n't pay . |
| 24 | Not that I could n't ring you any time while they 're here , ’ she added hurriedly , as if feeling guilty of being underhand while her parents were out of the way . |
| 25 | She was so worried and scared of me that I could n't reward her when she did something right and , obviously , telling her off was out of the question . |
| 26 | And then I leaned up to look down into your face , and saw the same vulnerability echoed there , your eyes almost purple , dazed , uncomprehending , and I knew then that I could n't let you go . |
| 27 | ‘ I said that I could not commit myself as my academic time was not yet finished , but I would like to be at their disposal later . ’ |
| 28 | I decided that I could not tell anybody . |
| 29 | I told the hon. Gentleman that I could not give him the information for which he asked until October , when the 1991 population figures would become available . |
| 30 | ( I should point out that I could not bring myself to a Japanese option ! ) |