Example sentences of "[coord] could [not/n't] [verb] her [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marion saw the thought , and could not keep her tongue still . |
| 2 | This man was a stranger and could not know her story , but the words accused her . |
| 3 | But Camille had turned back to her toenails and could n't see her mother 's face . |
| 4 | The hall light was still on and he put his ear to the letter box ; he could hear her voice on the telephone but could not distinguish her words . |
| 5 | She strained at the walls , but could n't project her consciousness beyond them . |
| 6 | Noreen had noticed it right away , but could n't put her finger on it . |
| 7 | Claudette , from Liverpool 15 , believes she was 75 per cent to blame for the breakdown of her marriage , but could n't forgive her husband of 21 years for his adultery . |