Example sentences of "[pron] could n't [be] [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 If she could n't be Peter she was quite prepared , once she 'd mastered the technicalities , to hide behind a reflection .
2 You could n't be Bambi all the time , not on the borders of the subconscious .
3 It could n't be Emma , could it , with some ghastly news about Cindy Hill slitting her wrists or something ?
4 It could n't be Dr Kent ; she hardly knew him , she 'd only spoken to him three times , and then briefly .
5 Surely it could n't be Jake ? she thought in startled panic .
6 It was n't the van arriving for he would have heard the engine , and it could n't be Joe Maitland .
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