Example sentences of "and [noun pl] could [not/n't] [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He was a patient man : he knew that the attitude of Heads and teachers could not be changed overnight . |
| 6 | Youngsters in particular would have difficulty — cheques from relatives and friends could not be cashed by their parents . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | But the host computers also had different user interfaces , and students could n't be expected to learn them all . |