Example sentences of "he could n't [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was trying to , he was doing a laugh laughing fit last night , he was , he , he could n't tell me what he was trying to tell me . |
| 2 | He could n't tell me a price . |
| 3 | Then on June 15th I went to John 's from work and was told Clare had had an accident , but he could n't tell me how serious . |
| 4 | She always had the same reaction : she 'd gather her baby close and back away , her hand firmly encircling the little head , pulling it against her breast so he could n't face me . |
| 5 | ‘ He could n't handle Mum , he could n't handle me , ’ John says . |
| 6 | ‘ Because he could n't give me names , only descriptions . |
| 7 | He said he could n't pay me . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ He said that he could n't pay me because he had to maintain his cash flow for the London opening , but what he would do was to let me regard what he owed me as a stake in the show . ’ |
| 9 | When I was told why he could n't play I just cried even more . |
| 10 | But then one day , I went to visit Mike , and he could n't see me . |
| 11 | It made me feel good to know that I could see him and he could n't see me , and that I was aware and fully conscious and he was n't . |
| 12 | When I said I was a feminist he became abrupt , as if his time was precious , and told me he could n't help me . |
| 13 | He could n't help me . |
| 14 | He was really going to buy cigars at the shop next door , but I saw the sugar mice in the window and he could n't get me away until he came in and bought some . |
| 15 | ‘ Nonsense , Devlin is one of the most remarkable men I have ever known , but even he could n't get me out of this place . ’ |
| 16 | He could n't find me . |
| 17 | He could n't find me . |
| 18 | He could n't believe I did n't know what a crome was ! |
| 19 | I told him he could n't push me around any more like a football from one job to another . |
| 20 | He could n't thank me enough " . |
| 21 | Erm they began the union just before I left Bellany and of course it was cried down and erm they had meetings and the lot , and then all the miners were on strike at the time , and er my father and brother were both miners and er my brother was very friendly with Mr and Mr next door and er anyway er we decided to come out on strike for Bellany 's union and of course erm they , the , one , I think it was Mr said Joey he said er did you know we 're out on strike here and my brother said it seemed to be catching does n't it he did n't say he could n't say I worked there you see but erm it , it caused an upset but still up to a point the unions were good because we 're all badly underpaid for what we did , and the hours we worked they would n't tolerate it nowadays , but erm I forget er I joined the union and if you did n't you were a blackleg you know you , they wanted you to join the union from then I 've been in the union all , until I finished work but erm they , they got us our rises and er as I say the , the money was n't er very good and then the union did fight for the rises and they 'd got to pay it or lose all the er employees but erm I was , I was satisfied with without it , I 've been satisfied with my life you know I 've had , there 's been humorous there 's been sad but erm I 'm still able to get around and that 's the main thing . |
| 22 | He could n't hear me , either . |
| 23 | I was up there , stood on the landing where he could n't hear me and could n't see me I was |