Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] could not [adv] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | she , she was , no , I do n't see why they had her on last night , terrible I mean I could n't even tell what |
| 2 | Pity they could n't actually have joined us because I was last there on a Monday night and my four friends and I swelled the numbers beyond double figures . |
| 3 | ‘ You mean you could n't just say you were going for a walk ? ’ |
| 4 | You mean you could n't before ? |
| 5 | The thing is having done that erm if circumstances change you could n't actually you can no longer access that amount . |
| 6 | I mean , and she was in a terrible , I mean she could n't even speak ! |
| 7 | His friend 's , but I mean she could n't even remember nothing about it . |
| 8 | ‘ I know you could n't possibly have meant it . ’ |
| 9 | Well Mr took a terrific swipe at us and I think I could n't possibly enter into the detail of controversy involved there . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's like one of those dreams , ’ said Breeze , ‘ that are so vivid that you think you could n't possibly forget the slightest detail ; yet when you try to describe them , they simply disappear . |