Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [verb] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could not stop herself recalling the moment when she had realised what it was the dog had had in its mouth . |
| 2 | Though she preferred not to think about Mrs Barnet she could not prevent herself asking the questions . |
| 3 | 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 ! |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He could not bring himself to say the words , so great was his terror of plague . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | At the last Arlott could not bring himself to sign the contract . |
| 8 | For a moment Louisa could not bring herself to answer the frail smile . |
| 9 | Jinny could not bring herself to tell the lie . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Overpoweringly jealous of the revolutionary claims of the Provincial Juntas , it could not bring itself to recognize the legality of their offspring . ’ |
| 12 | But I suppose we could not see it snowballing the way that it has . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He threw a rock down it but you could not hear it strike the bottom … . |
| 15 | But surely she could not wish her to reveal the matter to this poor dab of a parson ? |
| 16 | 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 ? |
| 17 | It was as if he could n't bring himself to say the word ‘ marriage ’ . |
| 18 | But he still could n't bring himself to touch the trigger . |
| 19 | He had tried several times at a local shooting range but he could n't bring himself to pull the trigger . |
| 20 | I could n't do it , could n't bring myself to turn the pages of my notebook . |
| 21 | I could n't bring myself to close the staring eyes , and that 's when my courage dissolved . |
| 22 | ‘ But I could n't bring myself to throw the boots away and am not 31 until later this month . |
| 23 | It was Lexy 's voice and imagined image that tormented her , though she could n't bring herself to pronounce the name . |
| 24 | Penny asked for help but could n't bring herself to explain the cause of her depression . |
| 25 | They could n't decide what to call the animal , but Danny said at once that his name was ‘ Barker ’ — so that was that . |
| 26 | And I did n't have any Treas keys so I could n't tell them to use the help service . |
| 27 | But the broomstick could n't do anything to avert the crash . |
| 28 | I could n't let him know the strength of my feelings — I was afraid it might frighten him off . |
| 29 | But I could n't let them have the last letter . |
| 30 | I could n't let myself feel the pain until many years later and with the pain came anger . |