Example sentences of "could n't [vb infin] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " But we ca n't find four thousand in a week And , with things as they are , we could n't hope for a bank loan even if … " |
| 2 | Now he knew he could n't manage without a butler . |
| 3 | Feeling a bit like a mechanical doll that could n't function without a key , Hilary meekly stood to one side . |
| 4 | When we all went to the pub and some of them went up and got non-alcoholic drinks and that , and they all said they could n't go into a pub and do that and they done it , no problem . |
| 5 | You could n't go into a restaurant on The Strip if you did n't have a black tie . |
| 6 | Pity we could n't go for a romp round a canal is n't it ? |
| 7 | But she could n't go to a television interview like this , without make-up . |
| 8 | There was a time when you could n't go through a week , perhaps could n't even going through a day , without hearing the British National Anthem somewhere . |
| 9 | Jenny could n't speak for a moment . |
| 10 | This was something so endearing I could n't speak for a moment . |
| 11 | They could n't cope with a teddy bear . |
| 12 | I could n't cope with a relationship that was so physical , I started to freeze up when you touched me . |
| 13 | This may explain the kind of contradictory evidence about Minor schools highlighted by another DCSL 's comment that " some Minors were chosen because they needed support but could n't cope with a Major " . |
| 14 | Stuff you could n't do as a drummer because you would have to follow the snare drum at the same time |
| 15 | It would be especially bad for the old folk who ca n't walk very far — they could n't walk to a bus stop outside the estate could they ? |
| 16 | Oh I could n't walk through a wood on a night time . |
| 17 | And the salad stuff and fresh fruit and all that sort of thing , takes about the full length of our bar up you know , you , you could n't think of a salad that is n't there . |
| 18 | Susan could n't think of a film where he had made it alive to the end credits . |
| 19 | She looked out over the rows of eager faces waiting for her to justify her educational policy , and she could n't think of a word to say . |
| 20 | Her mother would be — Alice could n't think of a word to describe how Louise might be . |
| 21 | ‘ George Bradley came up with this great idea of putting an accordion band together for a record and we could n't think of a name , ’ said Emerald chief George Doherty . |
| 22 | She could n't think of a lie quick enough . |
| 23 | I got it all back to front , and could n't think of a punchline . |
| 24 | And could n't think of a reason why she should . |
| 25 | Maggie could n't think of a thing . |
| 26 | He was holding the gun out like a target-shooter , everything wrong , and he did n't speak because he could n't think of a thing to say . |
| 27 | ‘ We suddenly realized that we were as free as air , and could n't think of a thing to do with this unexpected liberty . |
| 28 | He looked so serious that Maggie could n't think of a thing to say . |
| 29 | She gasped in surprise , her heart suddenly started to race and , while her mind went blank , Fabia could n't think of a thing to say . |
| 30 | Henry could n't think of a woman he disliked apart from Elinor . |