Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pers pn] could [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then Wim went off and tagged IBM and when IBM and HP agreed to support a common position Sun eventually found it could n't resist , especially with Novell nudging it on . |
| 2 | Which basically found it could n't make a railway service run and dropped it . |
| 3 | But they obviously felt they could n't make too much of an example of him because a lot of people , mainly on Sky TV , had already judged the issue . |
| 4 | Connelly hoped they could n't hear the desperation in his voice . |
| 5 | Cos I noticed when we were there and it just collapsed he could n't walk a lot . |
| 6 | When I finally decided I could n't dawdle over my coffee any longer , a decision arrived at long before by the hard-eyed blonde in charge of the cash register , I climbed back in the heap and headed home . |
| 7 | I became very tired and soon felt I could not swim any more . |
| 8 | Even after what I just learned I could n't believe you 've been lying to me since we met — that I was coming back to ask you — ’ |
| 9 | He just hoped they could n't see it from the stalls . |
| 10 | I just said I could n't go myself ! |
| 11 | I just said I could n't wait to hear it . |
| 12 | Eventually , those waging their campaign against her found they were losing , and furthermore , they quickly realized they could n't afford not to be seen as a Katherine Lundy party . |
| 13 | But though they were excellent makers of models to other people 's plans and designs I quickly found they could only work well if they were given very detailed constructional drawings and plans . |
| 14 | ‘ We always figured we could n't afford ads , but we could make a lot of noise ’ , says Miles . |
| 15 | She always said she could n't have gone to Brownies at all if she had n't been able to cycle , for the distance was too far for her to walk , and there was no bus . |
| 16 | They both probably thought it could never happen to them . |
| 17 | But even in her anger she also knew she could not add anything more to the heavy burden of worry and doubt she had seen her father was already carrying . |
| 18 | For all the senator 's affability he was a proud man and I knew he had humbled himself to ask for my help and I also knew I could not refuse him . |
| 19 | Clegg also said he could not estimate whether the speed of the approaching stolen car was closer to 20 or 50mph . |
| 20 | I really thought I could n't bear not to at least understand what he was going through , but by that time my opinion was totally irrelevant — not wanted — added to which , I 'm not easy to get along with anyway because I 'm not a ‘ yes-man ’ . |
| 21 | Tess now felt she could not stop things happening , and agreed passively to whatever Angel suggested . |
| 22 | Presumably felt they could n't afford |
| 23 | For one thing , she had never worn a strapless dress before , and although the bodice was tight-fitting and well supported she could n't rid herself of the fear that the dress would go slithering to the floor at some critical moment , leaving her almost naked , like in a bad dream . |
| 24 | I simply said I could n't picture you doing anything as unglamorous as helping wee ones count to ten . ’ |
| 25 | She took one step forward , then realized she could not go on . |
| 26 | He circled , looking for the other two , and then found he could n't level out : the outer half of the left wing was shredded , as if by hailstones . |
| 27 | With this she knocked away the snow from the lettering — but then found she could n't make out the words in the dark . |
| 28 | Tightening her lips as though afraid they might widen against her will , she then found she could n't bear the ensuing silence . |
| 29 | During the first six months after the baby was born he was very helpful when he was around , as Tracy sometimes felt she could n't cope because her daughter cried so much . |
| 30 | The weight of the gun in his jacket pocket and the night air , thicker here than in the city centre , it was further from the ocean , you sometimes felt you could n't breathe until you found your way to the end of the land . |