Example sentences of "and i could n't [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew it and I could n't do anything about it . ’ |
| 2 | And I could n't do anything about the body , could I ? |
| 3 | ooh my foot slipped foot had slipped on the clutch and I could n't do anything about it Oh I did n't realize what time it was , your dad 'll be wondering where his dinner 's got to wo n't he ? |
| 4 | When I , when it came to exam time , I used to work until midnight , have three hours sleep and get up at three in the morning to carry on revising er because I was n't brilliant and I could n't remember everything and it was hard work . |
| 5 | I was dosed with saffron tea which tasted foul and I could n't see anybody . |
| 6 | ‘ It was pitch black and I could n't see anything , ’ said Mr Davies , of Kirkby , Liverpool . |
| 7 | Then the sun got into my tears and I could n't see anything , just a blinding coloured rinse . |
| 8 | And I could n't see anything at first . |
| 9 | Well I had a look and I could n't see anything . |
| 10 | I mean it 's driving alright and I could n't see anything sticking out of it . |
| 11 | And I could n't say nowt . |
| 12 | I had no vices and I could n't take anyone out , so I had nothing to spend my student grant on save for clothes . |