Example sentences of "[pers pn] could [adv] be [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't be fucked to say ‘ no ’ . |
| 2 | I could n't be expected to tell now whether she was live or Memorex . |
| 3 | ‘ Quite frankly , Ken and I could n't be bothered to let our place and give out all those orders . ’ |
| 4 | I could n't be bothered to go to the toilet and they always came and changed me . |
| 5 | Yeah , but I could n't be bothered to go all the way back there and change it again ! |
| 6 | Erm , I probably would have done because I made lots of mistakes and I could n't be bothered to go back and check them ! |
| 7 | I 've been so thirsty for the last hour , I could n't be bothered to go and find a drink . |
| 8 | Because I could n't be bothered to cook it . |
| 9 | No I could n't be bothered to do mine last night |
| 10 | Though they were spoken for my benefit , I could not be assumed to share the same norms . |
| 11 | I was reminding the golfing spirits that I could not be caught napping . |
| 12 | During those days , we often prayed for our friends in Africa ; but it seemed unlikely that I could ever be trusted to return . |
| 13 | Under her contract of employment Mrs Lee was ‘ not mobile ’ ( i.e. she could not be required to move ) and the employer had committed a fundamental breach of the contract . |
| 14 | He or she could not be expected to emerge simply as the result of exposure to the properly approved values , though such exposure was crucial , hence the importance of suitable club workers , in particular those with a public-school background . |
| 15 | He 'd made it abundantly clear that Hari was of no account in the community , that she could not be trusted to carry any weight with lawyers and the like . |
| 16 | Told by the judge , Lord Coulsfield , that she could not be compelled to testify , Heather Hepburn , 29 , of Argyll Street , Alloa , said she was willing to give evidence . |
| 17 | Surely she could n't be planning to go along with the lies . |
| 18 | She could n't be expected to hang around with the press and everyone else knowing that she was responsible for last night 's false alarm . |
| 19 | Rory cried , feeling the weight of guilt settle on her shoulders like a suffocating cloak , even though she knew in her heart she could n't be held to blame for this tragedy . |
| 20 | She 'd lived there partly because she could n't be bothered to move , partly because it was cheap , but mainly because her mother would n't let her go . |
| 21 | I suppose you thought you 'd paint Paula in a bad light and make it seem as though she could n't be bothered to go . |
| 22 | ‘ That 's one way of describing it , ’ Bernice said , but she could n't be bothered to come up with other , less half-hearted quips . |
| 23 | She danced in a haze of misery , scarcely noticing when the music changed from vibrant rock-and-roll to ‘ the creep ’ and when the lights were lowered and he pulled her close she could n't be bothered to protest though she was revolted by the smell of beer on his breath ( where had he got it ? ) mingling with strong body odours . |
| 24 | It was getting dark now , but she could n't be bothered putting the lights on . |
| 25 | But she could still be asked to leave with just one month 's notice if someone takes over the 20-year lease . |
| 26 | Instead of reading novels she could often be overheard praying fervently in her private room . |
| 27 | There was a letter from George Langley , from Cambridge , waiting for her at Bishopstow but somehow it did not interest her , she could hardly be bothered to open it . |
| 28 | ‘ You could not be expected to foresee how he would turn out . ’ |
| 29 | Perfect to play on the hand-crafted Daly billard table , which will mop up the spare £47,000 you could n't be bothered to take back to the bank . |
| 30 | you could n't be bothered to take the egg yolk out of the egg white ? |