Example sentences of "that [noun prp] could [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , he continued by using swank-words that Biff could n't comprend at all . |
| 2 | And we stood there , me with a great big frown on my face , quite mystified that William could n't see what I was getting at … and William smiling but looking equally puzzled that I appeared to be incapable of understanding what he meant . |
| 3 | Outside , on the mean sweep of gravel , she could see Lal 's sleek expensive car overwhelming the place , expressing money in every line , expressing all that Nicandra could not give . |
| 4 | She knew that Nicandra could not do without her . |
| 5 | I felt that George was tired of Lennie 's stupidness but he knew that Lennie could n't help it and that he had to withstand it . |
| 6 | There were aspects of himself that Minton could not look at but Lucian Freud did . |
| 7 | Tug grinned feebly at him , shrugged and rolled over , turning his back so that Doyle could not watch his expression . |
| 8 | It was so like an act of worship , so supplicating , that Alexandra could not bear it . |
| 9 | Something that Cardiff could not explain , but which had a peculiar clarity and depth which shook him . |
| 10 | Former Mossad colleagues have insisted hotly that Harari could not have been involved in the drugs trade , but he is clearly a hard man to defend . |
| 11 | Sometimes during her lucid moments , she thought that Annunziata could not have been kinder if Julia had been one of her daughters . |
| 12 | Mogae also warned that Botswana could not continue to depend on diamond exports . |
| 13 | In this case the ECJ ruled that Germany could not ban the importing of Cassis de Dijon ( a French alcoholic beverage ) , on the grounds that it did not conform to German rules and regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages . |
| 14 | This was clearly shown in Case 28/84 Commission v. Germany , where the animal foodstuffs directives , which , as mentioned in the previous paragraph , had been held not to preclude health inspections under national law , were found to create a comprehensive system with regard to the composition and preparation of animal foodstuffs , so that Germany could not lay down its own rules on minimum and maximum levels of certain ingredients . |
| 15 | France threatened to curb imports of waste that Germany could not recycle . |
| 16 | Theo Waigel , the finance minister , explained that Germany could not afford draconian budget cuts in the middle of recession . |
| 17 | These modifications virtually ensured that Germany could not win the ensuing battle and would ultimately lose the war . |
| 18 | The stark fact is that Nottinghamshire could not afford to do both and generated local controversy by protecting the vertical efficiency of the developmental approach at the expense of fieldwork support for the many . |
| 19 | She was nearly as sceptical as Dr Neil about the reason for McAllister 's presence in their life , but she was such a good , hard-working creature , despite her decorative appearance , that Matey could not quarrel with her . |
| 20 | Sally-Anne , her heart thudding in the strangest way when he asked her this , as though he had said something much more intimate , and then suddenly understanding by the ambiguous way in which he had spoken that he had offered her other games than chess , and his wicked expression betraying that he had seen her confusion , flushed , and he added softly , so that Matey could not hear him , ‘ Come , McAllister , give me your answer — you surely wish to please the Master in every way possible , ’ the last bit in a fake American accent so bad that she laughed out loud . |
| 21 | The shops and stalls were open for business : a cart bearing a ragged , crudely-drawn banner was used as a stage by a troupe of actors shouting words that Corbett could not understand . |
| 22 | Once rehearsals started it would become obvious that Therese could n't support a romantic juvenile lead like Sonja , and they would have to do something . |
| 23 | Pairs of RIC men were patrolling on each side of the wide thoroughfare and , though to Jacob they were of no more account than any other pedestrians , he realised that Deirdre could not feel so unconcerned . |
| 24 | There is nothing in these two pieces that Eckard could not have written , but the sketchiness and even abruptness of their construction , the unenterprising harmony , and the lack of textural variety suggest that , if he did compose them , he dashed them off as fast as he could write for a pupil of little talent and not much discrimination . |
| 25 | ‘ We received work via the Australian Embassy that Mandela could n't attend either test but wished to meet the Wallabies ’ , said French . |
| 26 | Modern scientists tell us that Bartley could not have survived more than a few minutes in the whale 's belly , let alone the half-day or more it took the unwitting sailors on the mother ship to release this modern Jonah . |
| 27 | A judgment that Nicaragua could not enter into the later treaty without according Costa Rica its rights gave Costa Rica its preferred remedy . |
| 28 | There have been many doubts that Gazza could n't make a come-back at club level or even contemplate straddling the international scene again with the outrageous talent that made him a folk hero . |
| 29 | There was Bella , her body a crumpled heap on the floor , with injuries that Marie could not bear to visualize : ‘ Do n't be so daft ! ’ said Marie viciously to herself . |
| 30 | She dried the udder and pulled the three-legged stool across , jamming the first bucket between her knees as she sat down , so that Florence could not kick it over . |