Example sentences of "could not [adv] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A limitation of our study is that we had baseline data on smoking for only a few of the subjects and could not completely control for the potentially confounding effects of cigarette smoking . |
| 2 | Although Priddle was able to say where most of Britain 's exports of plutonium were destined , he could not immediately account for 0–75 tonnes of plutonium from British Nuclear Fuel 's military reactors at Chapelcross and Calder Hall , which has gone overseas . |
| 3 | The scientists could not even take for granted that human factors were causing the bay to deteriorate ; cryptic changes in the natural world could , for all that was known , have been responsible . |
| 4 | A lord taking over a forfeited estate could not entirely take for granted the good will of the affinity , at least in the short term . |
| 5 | A lord taking over a forfeited estate could not entirely take for granted the good will of the affinity , at least in the short term . |
| 6 | He could not really account for what he did , moving from duty to duty like a sleep walker , so buoyed up he did n't even bother to study the stars that night , in spite of the sky being cloud free . |
| 7 | It was asked whether the nurses could claim thirds of the usufruct of the land on the basis of a trust , although the curator , whom he could not rightly appoint for the foster-child , was not admitted . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , I 'm sure we could let you out for that , McAllister , ’ Dr Neil had said , only for Sally-Anne to murmur modestly that since she was already well treated for time off she could not possibly ask for more . |
| 9 | If the training set also includes cats , dogs and cows , then we could not always ask for these values . |
| 10 | She meant , after ten minutes ' solemn consideration , to write that she was extremely sorry , and entirely responsible for the change of plan , but she could not now sit for him . |
| 11 | That date could not now arrive for at least a year . |
| 12 | Not only was I unable to help with the work , I could n't even care for the family 's tools . |
| 13 | ‘ Until then , they could n't even ask for a glass of water or to go to the toilet . |
| 14 | But I could n't honestly ask for that because it was n't the purpose of our plan . |
| 15 | At last she had managed to persuade Miss Taylor that she could n't possibly stay for lunch , that she and Fen planned to picnic while he worked . |
| 16 | I do n't mind the half past nine , half past , but I do feel concerned about those older people , who 've already said they they could n't possibly get for half past nine . |