Example sentences of "and i could n't [vb infin] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rubber was stretching and stretching and not tightening enough , and I could n't move my hands for fear of it tearing the flesh off a finger or biting my nose off . |
| 2 | I stared at him because he sounded so cold , but he was sitting looking down at the glass which he held on his knees and I could n't see his face . |
| 3 | Three hours later they were still asking me questions and I could n't keep my eyes open . |
| 4 | I could n't bring him back here — that would be taking too much advantage of Helen — and I could n't spend my nights over at Robert 's practice , where Ian lives . ’ |
| 5 | What I was holding out for hung on a pretty slender thread and I could n't let my life be dominated by it . |
| 6 | The little kid wanted to be an anti-star , and I could n't take my eyes off him . |
| 7 | And I could n't believe my ears — ‘ Case dismissed . ’ |
| 8 | He could drink like a fish and I could n't understand his coarse speech . ’ |