Example sentences of "she could not [vb infin] any [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could not bear any form of contact with a man under any circumstances . |
| 2 | A physiotherapist said that she could not recall any aggravation at any level , and an occupational therapist said : ‘ It did n't matter what problems I had , I just had to go to them and they 'd say ‘ OK , there 's a way round it . ’ ’ |
| 3 | That was how she saw things , and although she tried to foresee other ways in which events might turn out , she could not imagine any future that did not include Tristram . |
| 4 | She could not find any reason why Benny Hogan from the shop across the road and Eve Malone from the convent up the town should not sit and drink coffee in her bay window , but somehow she would have preferred to keep the space for wealthier and more important matrons of Knockglen . |
| 5 | The passing scenery was just as inspiring as yesterday , the world of the canals was their oyster and yet she could not raise any enthusiasm . |
| 6 | First she could not see any mistress there at all and thought the girls were alone and then she caught sight of Mademoiselle 's head in the middle of a crowd of girls , what was happening ? |
| 7 | She could n't eat any supper . |
| 8 | She could n't do any other . |
| 9 | Right now , though , she could n't see any alternative . |
| 10 | She was more than well acquainted with Lubor 's proclivity to see an invitation to grow amorous where there was none , though since he could n't do more than verbally flirt over the dinner table she could n't see any harm in accepting . |
| 11 | She could n't hear any movement from inside . |
| 12 | Roman was n't the type to lose control over any woman , and he was so powerfully attractive that she could n't imagine any woman turning him down . |
| 13 | She could n't imagine any woman with an ounce of sense having a single good thing to say about Marc Vila . |
| 14 | She could n't take any man seriously — or at least not one she 'd yet met . |
| 15 | Terri took some money but she could n't get any change so |
| 16 | Knowing exactly what was coming next , and her heart aching for poor Phena , Ellie said softly , ‘ And she could n't find any record of a David Anthony Kent having been born , having even existed — and so knew that her mother had lied . ’ |