Example sentences of "he could [not/n't] [verb] [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He drank thirstily , spilling some of the water because he could n't control his shudders . |
| 2 | In the last eight months of the marriage , he could n't control his temper . |
| 3 | I mean there was , there was a wonderful Times cartoon , I do n't know if you saw it , of Yeltsin showing all the troubles he , he could n't control his government , there were economic problems , people were being nasty to him apparently as he was saying how do we manage and it turns out of course at the end , the final kick line is he 's talking about John Major 's situation . |
| 4 | And there was one boss — well , if he could n't spell your name you 'd had it . |
| 5 | Erm and as you said he , he could n't leave his notes . |
| 6 | He reached the medical centre with a sense of relief , and pushed the door open , holding it for Karnstein , since even though he disliked her , he could n't neglect his duties as an officer and a gentleman . |
| 7 | He was having problems raising his left arm and he could n't twist his head . |
| 8 | He could n't hide his satisfaction . |
| 9 | He was covered in white frost from head to toe and he could n't stop his teeth from chattering . |
| 10 | Mike took one look at her furious face , and Ace 's flabbergasted one , and put up a hand to hide his mouth , but he could n't stop his eyes from dancing with amusement . |
| 11 | He could n't feel his fingers . |
| 12 | Even if Guy believed her tale , surely he could n't change his opinion of her so completely ? |
| 13 | Afterwards he could n't justify his weakness in giving in and did n't try . |
| 14 | He could n't ignore his gut instinct , which had never failed him yet . |
| 15 | Scottish Sectretary , Ian lang , told them that he could n't meet their demand , although he wo n't know how much money will be allocated to councils until the budget at the end of November . |
| 16 | ‘ No , ’ he yelled , reaching for the baseball bat he kept by the side of the bed for intruders and finding he could n't move his arm . |
| 17 | The brother-in-law , the girl 's uncle , did not contest the father 's authority but he had had the girl 's company long enough for him to feel he could n't bear his house without her . |
| 18 | He could n't pay his agents . |
| 19 | Do you remind them of Angela Williams , the first person to be prosecuted for smoking on the tube or of Paul Deiring , the first person to be jailed for smoking on the tube ( he could n't pay his £25 fine ) or do you make like Eric Butler , the Bernard Goetz of the Victoria Line , who , in 1987 , mocked and taunted by drunken youths , retaliated with a sword-stick and was punished in the courts for his efforts . |
| 20 | He could n't disguise his amazement . |
| 21 | He knew the cruelty she was going to witness over the next three months would be agony for her because , for some reason , she trusted animals far more than humans , but , like a nurse looking after animals in a vivisection clinic , he could n't prevent her pain , only alleviate it as much as possible . |
| 22 | He could n't stand your father and he ca n't stand you and the other kids being your father 's children , though he does n't mind you being your mother 's . |
| 23 | With one , one man said I used to put , in the cold mornings I used to put my other hand at the bottom to see if I could get heat , but he could n't touch his fingers because they were so tender . |
| 24 | They cut into his ankles and he could n't bend his feet to walk in them , but apart from the slight discomfort , he felt very protected and supported in them . |
| 25 | It was hard to imagine , but then he could n't imagine his mother Doing It anywhere . |
| 26 | He had understood her feelings for Andrew ; he could n't comprehend her reasons for marrying Lovat . |
| 27 | And he could n't close his helmet over it . |
| 28 | He could n't close his eyelid . |
| 29 | He could n't close his eyes . |
| 30 | If it was Memet , she would prefer to greet him out here in the dusk , in darkness just burnished with the overspill glow from the street lamps , where he could n't see her face . |