Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [verb] [pron] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He became concerned when he could not locate him on the premises , because Mr Jowett was due to take over the lambing . |
| 2 | We would have to hope for a Tory victory , but , because of the uncertainty about the outcome of the election , he could not put her on the waiting list . |
| 3 | small room , you could n't leave anything on the walls so it would all be a come down at night , back up in the morning |
| 4 | ‘ Putney Heath , but I could n't tell you on the telephone . ’ |
| 5 | and we could n't eat it on the Sunday and |
| 6 | Er you ca you could n't do it on the phone anyway It 's a case of out and er sitting with , having a coffee with the old guy . |
| 7 | What you 've got to rea no what you got to realise is the most obvious place for somebody would be on the bed but we could n't see anybody on the bed so the only other place is under the bed . |
| 8 | At first we could n't see anything on the white backing but then Eadred brought across a candle , held it near the page , not quite close enough to scorch , and sea-green writing began to appear . |
| 9 | They both agreed that if you could n't enjoy yourself on the way , what was the point in running a business that afforded them so much freedom to travel ? |
| 10 | ‘ He said he came because he could n't discuss it on the telephone , but whether he really wanted to see inside the Post I ca n't say . ’ |