Example sentences of "[pers pn] could not make a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now today … but aside from the cost I could n't make a suit like that today : I could n't get the material . |
| 2 | ‘ I could n't make a sound , ’ said Sadie . |
| 3 | It was hard to explain to a youngster who was bright but not particularly well educated that I could n't make a nerve work . |
| 4 | She thought it dry , and it was , but she could not make a dent in the downpour itself . |
| 5 | Eventually she found them but could n't get near — the crowds were as dense further up and , push as she might , she could not make a parting for herself . |
| 6 | At this point , some hawk-eyed philosopher ( hawks have very acute eyes — you could n't make a hawk 's eye by throwing lenses and light-sensitive cells together at random ) will start mumbling something about a circular argument . |
| 7 | I did n't want to hurt either of them and I did n't see why we could n't make a threesome . |
| 8 | Does Article 37 mean that they could not make a claim to terminate the right on this ground ? |
| 9 | Which basically found it could n't make a railway service run and dropped it . |
| 10 | He tried , I heard him ; he could n't make a fuss , Mum would have heard . |
| 11 | Rainey believes he could n't make a corner at GP speed if he merely sat on the bike without pushing down — hard . |
| 12 | Taplow 's lips continued to move though his throat was so scorched he could not make a sound . |