Example sentences of "and [noun] could [not/n't] [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Trent could n't be bothered . |
| 2 | It was a personality choice , and responsibility could n't be avoided by saying they were like turnips . |
| 3 | If she were a Lady , she would still be referred to as Mrs. X. If the person were a member of the nobility or someone in whom the press had an interest , rumour would start to circulate , and damage could not be avoided . |
| 4 | The linearity and chronology of the conventional novel had to be abandoned in order to achieve this : the minute movements of attraction and repulsion towards other consciousnesses , language and objects could not be accommodated within the character-centred novel of classic realism . |
| 5 | Thus , in the reign of Ferdinand VII , the contest between liberalism and conservatism could not be fought out within a constitutional system ; it concerned the existence of a constitution as such . |
| 6 | The Revolution settlement which formulated the basis for the offering of the British crown to William of Orange in 1689 asserted that British freedoms and liberties could not be safeguarded under a ‘ popish ’ prince and closed a number of public offices , including the monarchy , to Catholics . |
| 7 | Crop rotations and equipment could not be exploited in some areas until enclosure removed the remaining open fields and increased farm size . |
| 8 | So while the model could certainly account for conflict , high rates of strikes and evidence of a powerful opposition of interests between employers and workers could not be accommodated . |
| 9 | The damage done to branchwood and underwood could not be estimated . |
| 10 | The decision to withdraw Mr. Bland 's food and drink could not be made without a court ruling . |
| 11 | Therefore Newcomen 's method of sealing the piston with leather and water could not be used . |
| 12 | The bridge was soon blocked with the dead and dying , so that survivors could not retreat and reinforcements could not be sent in to help . |
| 13 | He was a patient man : he knew that the attitude of Heads and teachers could not be changed overnight . |
| 14 | The Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid , who was expelled from the British Communist Party for his nationalism and from the Scottish Nationalist Party for his communism , thought that economics and nationalism could not be separated . |
| 15 | Youngsters in particular would have difficulty — cheques from relatives and friends could not be cashed by their parents . |
| 16 | The new policy meant , however , that popular branded drugs like Mogadon , Valium , Librium , Dalmane and Benylin could not be prescribed under the health service — not to mention Beecham 's Pills , Alka Seltzer , Andrew 's Liver Salts , Vick 's Vapour Rub and even more exotic preparations like Rock Salmon cough mixture and Male Gland Double Strength Supplement tablets . |
| 17 | They argued that scientific progress and understanding could not be conceived of as a static process ; with the advance of research into passive smoking , different conclusions might one day become apparent . |
| 18 | Alexander I had decided in the second half of 1825 that the international problems which derived from the conflict between Greeks and Turks could not be resolved by the Concert of Europe . |
| 19 | Shipping from the Soviet Union ( a third party to the Treaty of Versailles ) and Poland could not be excluded from the Canal as their navigational rights took priority over Germany 's customary law duties of neutrality . |
| 20 | Three years of bloodshed and misery could not be justified if the outcome were a return to the pre-Republican status quo . |
| 21 | But the host computers also had different user interfaces , and students could n't be expected to learn them all . |
| 22 | Ambition and power could not be swayed by love or foolish dreams , and the message was not lost on Rachel as she faced the reality of her marriage now that the honeymoon — how clichés suddenly made sense ! — was over . |