Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] but [pers pn] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | we 'd , we 'd tie , we 'd tie a wire round the pole and heave that up you see so far but you could n't pull the chain up . |
| 2 | The Consul General would have given a great deal to stop this exchange going any further but he could hardly say anything without worsening the situation for himself . |
| 3 | I was gon na go up today but I could n't be fagged . |
| 4 | Anyway we went up there but we could n't do anything because the ground had taken fire do you see , all this peat . |
| 5 | ‘ I got there eventually but I could n't now , not with all the Hartlepool pies inside me . ’ |