Example sentences of "[Wh adv] i could [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mentioned that I missed my son and how I could n't see him . |
| 2 | Natasha 's father was there and was siding with my mother , saying how I could n't take Natasha , I was an unfit mother and how he was going to get me done . |
| 3 | So I always had meat during the rainy months when I could not go out with a gun . |
| 4 | Dorothea was there and the person she used to bring as a partner for Faith 's bridge games when I could not play . |
| 5 | ‘ You know better than most , Naylor , that there were some nights when I could n't bear to let him go home at all ! ’ |
| 6 | One day when I could n't answer a question about the workings of the British Parliament , Terry said , ‘ What 's the matter , you dumb or what ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ That 's not true because I 've won many of my matches when I could n't hit my serve in court . ’ |
| 8 | There have been many times when I could n't write . |
| 9 | McGahern : ‘ There have been many times when I could n't write ’ |
| 10 | Maybe if I keep mum and keep my fingers crossed — what did my father always say when I could n't have something : ‘ Them that ask do n't get , them that do n't ask , do n't want . ’ |
| 11 | However I could not become a sperm donor ( Letters NI 189 ) , especially if this would mean I would never know my child or the woman who bore it . |
| 12 | And it got to a point where I could n't move . |
| 13 | I was in a situation where I could n't tell anyone . |
| 14 | But I had a problem getting it on and off ; the clasp seemed to settle between my shoulders where I could n't reach . ’ |
| 15 | I did n't want to work in a place where I could n't wear my fur coat . |
| 16 | A five I do n't count , I only count the ends when I got to the point where I could n't go any further . |
| 17 | I got to the stage where I could n't see the wood for the trees . |
| 18 | But it got to the stage where I could n't enjoy the game because someone was always rubbing my head and saying ‘ How are you doing , Sinbad ? ’ ' |
| 19 | I could n't look at him ; it got to the stage where I could n't look at anyone otherwise they 'd know all about how disgusting I was . |
| 20 | To come somewhere like this would have been better , somewhere where I had to be in at a certain time , where I could n't have certain people come in . |
| 21 | ‘ They said there was nothing wrong with me and there should n't be any reason why I could n't carry a child , ’ she says . |
| 22 | ‘ There is no reason why I could n't unlock 45 flats for homeless people for nine or 10 months . |
| 23 | I told all my friends what I was doing and they were supportive , although one or two wondered why I could n't do it by myself . |
| 24 | It was a moving song , and I could see people with tears in their eyes , but I kept wondering why I could n't feel anything . |
| 25 | This is why I could n't start that , but I have . |
| 26 | She was n't booked with us , she was a few weeks early , and that 's why I could n't bring her to mind straight away . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I wanted to know why I could n't have children and what was wrong with me , rather than talk to other people who could n't . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ He proceeded to spend four minutes telling me why I could n't have the job , and then said , ‘ I 'm sorry , my time is more or less up now ’ . |
| 29 | Explains why I could n't hack in from up here . ’ |
| 30 | You see it is only a routine matter and they will not be able to understand why I could n't get you to fill it in . |