Example sentences of "not [verb] [pron] could [verb] [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Executive Council under Sir Paw Tun were inert and helpless , and later that morning I went to the Governor to say that I did not think we could hold the situation any longer without grave risk , and advised him to call for the resignation of the Executive Council . |
| 2 | But she did not believe it could become a reality unless much more money was forthcoming . |
| 3 | A spokesperson for Mogul said , ‘ I would not say it could form a cyanide mixture — I would n't say the material was poisonous , although it is not something I would want to drink myself ’ . |
| 4 | Without them , I do n't think we could buy the hospital the vital equipment it needs . |
| 5 | I do n't think we could imagine a society without them now . |
| 6 | I 'm not putting it around the table , because it 's a very long letter , and I do n't think we could have a worthwhile discussion on it right now . |
| 7 | He would n't put her on watch if he did n't think she could handle the responsibility . |
| 8 | ‘ Did n't think she could do a thing like that ? |
| 9 | Emily turned and looked at Charlotte , but I do n't think she could see the heather . |
| 10 | I do n't think you could walk the five miles to our cottage ! ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't think you could hit the ocean if you fired the gun from a boat . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't think you could get the lifting power . ’ |
| 13 | I really do n't think I could tolerate the loss of it all . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I did n't think I could face the idea of someone else having the job , ’ she laughs , ‘ but it was also a great opportunity for me . ’ |
| 15 | I do n't think i I do n't think I could wear a dress like that ! |
| 16 | No , oh I do n't think I could do the travelling now that I used to do , but er |
| 17 | It 's just that I 've I mean I want a curtain there as well because otherwise it all looks a bit heavy but I do n't think I could put a blind down there because of the way |
| 18 | I have no objections in talking about it , but I really do n't think I could recall the events in any form of sequence with any accuracy . |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't think I could take the excitement , doctor . ’ |
| 20 | I really do n't think I could support a bid for a supplementary allocation . |
| 21 | It was but er the market was so low that he decided not to well I do n't think he could get a buyer actually , it 's just stood there so he he he let it out rather than have it stood there with the option for us to buy it but I say now the prices are lower he 's not keen on selling it at that price . |
| 22 | Two days before the funeral Henry was asked to give a short speech , and although he began by saying he would not be able to talk , did n't think he could get the words out , was no orator , ended , of course by accepting . |
| 23 | I could n't , I do n't think he could get the other he got that one because of , i in my health you could n't they could n't say how long |
| 24 | I do n't think he wanted the er , I do n't think he could hack the way Cartwrights work |
| 25 | They did n't think , did n't think he could wait a week , |
| 26 | We know , then , that he can play a little — after all , nobody has won as many tour events in a year since Bob Tway in 1986 — but we did n't know he could make an audience laugh , or that he had such an offbeat approach to the game . |
| 27 | I do n't expect he could use a slide rule either , and you and I might think that using a slide rule would be one of the marks of an educated man , but I think things move on . |
| 28 | We had a room booked for the Christmas dinner and we did n't have the courage to go ahead with it , because we did n't feel we could sell the tickets . |
| 29 | ‘ But we were all in our twenties , taking it very seriously , and we did n't feel we could take a chance with someone still at school . |
| 30 | The other thing , and this was just as important , was that I did n't feel I could play the drums well enough . ’ |