Example sentences of "could [adv] [verb] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Important as were his contacts with the Frankish rulers for his preaching in Hesse and Thuringia , he could scarcely bring himself to share the company of the fast-living Frankish bishops whom he met at court — Milo of Trier ‘ and others like him ’ , as he said dismissively — until his mentor , Bishop Daniel of Winchester , had to cite to him texts from Augustine and the Bible against separating oneself from sinners and in favour of dissimulation . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm so pleased he got round , ’ remarked Miss Sanders , who was hobbling around with her left foot in a plastic bag after breaking her ankle in a schooling accident and could scarcely bring herself to watch the race . |
| 3 | She could not stop herself recalling the moment when she had realised what it was the dog had had in its mouth . |
| 4 | Though she preferred not to think about Mrs Barnet she could not prevent herself asking the questions . |
| 5 | But while there was praise in abundance , there were many people who felt in accord with his objectives and yet could not bring themselves to like the man himself , accusing him of cajolery , ruthlessness and arrogance ; not very pleasant traits for a man to have , unless of course the man has political aspirations ! |
| 6 | In a curious way , and despite its commitment to vigorous prosecution of the war , Common Wealth provided a refuge for pacifist-minded individuals who could not bring themselves to oppose the anti-fascist war . |
| 7 | He could not bring himself to say the words , so great was his terror of plague . |
| 8 | Lung cancer victim Roy could not bring himself to shake the hand of the former Prime Minister , who is said to earn £550,000 as a consultant for US tobacco giant Philip Morris . |
| 9 | At the last Arlott could not bring himself to sign the contract . |
| 10 | For a moment Louisa could not bring herself to answer the frail smile . |
| 11 | Jinny could not bring herself to tell the lie . |
| 12 | When the flap of the tent was disturbed it began to shudder , but hunger was now so powerful a force in its life that it could not bring itself to leave the stench of the kill . |
| 13 | Overpoweringly jealous of the revolutionary claims of the Provincial Juntas , it could not bring itself to recognize the legality of their offspring . ’ |
| 14 | But I suppose we could not see it snowballing the way that it has . |
| 15 | The governor had other officials whose posts entitled them to sit in his executive council , but although they might have looked like potential ministers the legislative assemblies could not use them to control the governor and , as the governor had no automatic right to dismiss his councillors , he could not use them as his ministers either . |
| 16 | He threw a rock down it but you could not hear it strike the bottom … . |
| 17 | But surely she could not wish her to reveal the matter to this poor dab of a parson ? |
| 18 | Cassie , who by now was trembling so violently that she could not trust herself to lift the loaded tray , said lightly : ‘ Take the tray , will you , Jenny ? |
| 19 | The Egyptians could hardly bring themselves to mention the names of Cheops and Chephren , he reports , and preferred to call the pyramids after Philitis , a shepherd who tended his flocks in the area . |
| 20 | But his hands were shaking so much that he could hardly stop himself knocking the food off the plate . |
| 21 | If you feel able to lend this item , therefore , perhaps you could also let me know the value that you would place on it . |
| 22 | Toby had never offered to read me any of his work ; but now I had a sudden longing to know whether or not he could really write I turned the page over . |
| 23 | It was as if he could n't bring himself to say the word ‘ marriage ’ . |
| 24 | But he still could n't bring himself to touch the trigger . |
| 25 | He had tried several times at a local shooting range but he could n't bring himself to pull the trigger . |
| 26 | I could n't do it , could n't bring myself to turn the pages of my notebook . |
| 27 | I could n't bring myself to close the staring eyes , and that 's when my courage dissolved . |
| 28 | ‘ But I could n't bring myself to throw the boots away and am not 31 until later this month . |
| 29 | It was Lexy 's voice and imagined image that tormented her , though she could n't bring herself to pronounce the name . |
| 30 | Penny asked for help but could n't bring herself to explain the cause of her depression . |