Example sentences of "if he could n't [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sounded as if he could n't give a damn either way . |
| 2 | And there was one boss — well , if he could n't spell your name you 'd had it . |
| 3 | It was as if he could n't bring himself to say the word ‘ marriage ’ . |
| 4 | Lou Macari signed a three year contract with Celtic this afternoon then told Scotland Today he would walk away if he could n't bring success to the club in that time . |
| 5 | He said all along he wanted to go to Manchester City , but if he could n't go there he would sign for Palace , ’ said Coppell . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , he said he 'd lose his job if he could n't go . |
| 7 | It is widely believed , for example , that farmers contaminate watercourses every day in the normal course of their jobs ; but , as an officer from a rural district put it , ‘ I would n't take action if he could n't do anything about it . ’ |
| 8 | Erm it 's interesting , Mr Saunders er when he said it it was the best the Secretary of State could do last time round , erm , I wonder why er if he could n't do it then , it would be really possible er in any way to do it now . |
| 9 | If he , if he could n't do anything then he would accept it and not do it and then try a bit and if he had to go back to bed . |
| 10 | He could n't really have loved her , Rachel , if he could n't face what happened to her — and him a doctor as well ! ’ |
| 11 | If he could n't move now , then the girl 's death would not be his responsibility , and frustration was something he had learned to live with . |
| 12 | He shrugged and shook his head as if he could n't care less who it was . |
| 13 | There was no gloss in his eye as if he could n't care less . |
| 14 | He was rather cool with her , since drinking was n't much fun if he could n't stir it between the two women . |
| 15 | Matters arising through the procedure from any individual or any group of individuals on the shop floor , was dealt with primarily and respectfully so in regard to the individual making an approach to the foreman , if no settlement was reached then , it was referred to the shop steward in that department , if he could n't settle it along with the member with the foreman , then he could report it to the er shop stewards committee through the auspices of the secretary or the convenor . |
| 16 | Pascoe looked at her as if he could n't make the connection . |
| 17 | ‘ And if he could n't make love to his wife because she was paralysed from the waist down … ’ |
| 18 | Now he felt he would burst if he could n't impart all that was going on in his mind . |
| 19 | Like so much of the show , it gave a touching twist to the common run of things ; it was as if he could n't bear to see us go . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've got to get back , ’ said Adam , scrambling to his feet as if he could n't bear to stay still . |
| 21 | Luke seemed to lose no opportunity of parting her and Rob whenever he found them together , as if he could n't bear to see them slacken pace . |
| 22 | He ran a tremulous fingertip over her lips in a further gesture to silence her as if he could n't bear the pain of hearing the words spoken . |
| 23 | After several more sessions out in the country , Hoomey got the hand of it , and learned that , even if he could n't stop , he could steer , and that sitting on Bones 's enormous flights through the atmosphere was comparatively easy once you got used to it , far easier than poor Jazz 's problem of trying to stay aboard when Spot , cantering quite easily towards the jump , put his anchors out at the last minute and stopped dead . |
| 24 | She resolved that if he could n't find the necessary courage , she would . |
| 25 | If he could n't find you , he wanted to know where you had been . |
| 26 | If he could n't keep up the whacked — out , languid image , you feel he 'd be ripping himself apart with guilt and recriminations . |
| 27 | Arthur was used to people talking about him in his presence as if he could n't hear . |
| 28 | If he could n't lose the feeling , perhaps he could deaden it . |
| 29 | Nick stared as if he could n't believe his ears . |
| 30 | Bernice could see him tapping his umbrella on the floor , pretending to study the walls , and glancing back impatiently as if he could n't believe that his companions were still unable to follow him . |