Example sentences of "[conj] which could [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But first there was the other thing , which we seemed to be glossing over and which could n't be glossed over . |
| 2 | In addition , the constant incursion and retreat of the sea creates and maintains vast zones that are neither wholly marine , nor wholly freshwater , nor wholly land-based ; intertidal zones that vary in width , between spring tides and neap , and which could not persist , or would not exist at all , were it not for the tides . |
| 3 | A related solution was available years ago in the FRESS system which allowed keywords to be chosen by the user and then determined which paths could be followed and which could not . |
| 4 | While Robinson applauded the development , Boris Ford condemned the transition of the CNAA from a body simply working with institutions which had ‘ not yet been upgraded and which could not obtain a degree through a neighbouring university ’ and therefore working in tandem with the universities , to a body which had become ‘ a fully blown alternative to the university system ’ . |
| 5 | The peasantry was constantly eroded by the proletarianisation of those whose holdings were too small to support them , or the emigration of those extra mouths which demographic growth multiplied , and which could not be fed on the family 's land . |
| 6 | The 58% who identified less dependence on farm income as a benefit represented those for whom the farm provided a considerable proportion of total income but which could not provide a living income on its own . |
| 7 | Some builders , as we have seen , working later than Cristofori , put in their actions something resembling a check but which could not function as a true check . |