Example sentences of "a [noun sg] it could not " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was in no way intense , and indeed coming from such a figure it could not help but appear a little maternal ; Mrs Hill did not seem to discover anything odd in her own attitude , and would consult Clara 's opinion without any attempts at subterfuge or bravado ; she would defer to Clara 's position in the class by outrageously open remarks such as " Now , Clara , you 're the only girl likely to remember what I said last week " , or " Well , I suppose I 'm wasting my breath on all but Clara Maugham . " |
| 2 | The BDDA , as long ago as 1924 , foresaw this unhappy industrial crisis , and recognising that it was a question it could not handle alone , the National Institute was requested to deal with it . |
| 3 | Were glad the guidance has finally arrived , however we feel it 's a pity it could not have been more accurate ’ . |
| 4 | It was a bit of a Catch 22 situation because without signing the car could not be tested and without a test it could not be driven on the road . ’ |
| 5 | What a shame it could n't have been more of a humdinger . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's some consolation that it has been found but it 's a shame it could n't be retrieved in time for Remembrance Sunday . |
| 7 | Such trade is clearly beneficial when a country is able to import a commodity it could not possibly produce itself . |
| 8 | Only one unit of all the British farms in this study was selling dairy products directly and had a demand it could not fulfil . |
| 9 | And it confronted the tsarist regime with a challenge it could not withstand . |
| 10 | That way — or so she said — it would be protected in a way it could n't be on its own , because the group had so many different irons in the fire . |