Example sentences of "could n't [vb infin] [pron] [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't bring myself to look at Mavis , with her neat grey bun and demure brooch linking the lapels of her Peter Pan collar . |
| 2 | For a moment Luke still stood there as if he intended to say more , but Merrill could n't bring herself to look at him . |
| 3 | She could n't bring herself to look at him , and God knew how she managed to drag out the conventional words in a voice already husky with pain . |
| 4 | Rachel , who had already been battling with unpredictable sensations brought on by the close proximity of David clad only in his brief black swimming-trunks , felt her cheeks flame and could n't bring herself to look at him . |
| 5 | Charlie found that he could n't get himself to look at them , although he was still able to see from their reflection in the mirror behind the bar that they were deep in conversation . |