Example sentences of "she could not [vb infin] that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could not betray that sanctuary . |
| 2 | She could not sleep that night . |
| 3 | Rachel was invited to join them and she was happy to do so , but for the rest of the day she could n't forget that moment when David had moved so close to her ; she could n't forget the look in his eyes , a look that had implied that the conclusions drawn by others about his intentions towards her could be well founded . |
| 4 | She could n't meet that cold , unblinking stare . |
| 5 | She could n't let that pass . |
| 6 | When the keeper came up to check on the Spectacled Bears , she could n't understand that Omero and Minky were trying to tell her that Sam was ill , she just saw that he was curled up in a ball and would n't move . |