Example sentences of "said it could [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Railfreight said it could not justify moving the oil by rail to Bedale for economic and operational reasons . |
| 2 | The writing was on the wall last year when the Government said it could not continue funding . |
| 3 | The troops will join the police , who were reluctantly involved yesterday after the London ambulance service said it could not cope . |
| 4 | The troops will join the police , who were reluctantly involved yesterday after the London ambulance service said it could not cope . |
| 5 | It is all very well for companies like Rentokil , or Guinness , which said it could not act this time round but was considering similar action at a later date , to compensate their shareholders . |
| 6 | Anchor supported by Middlesbrough Council said it could not proceed without the drinks licence . |
| 7 | Darlington Council said it could not afford to finance the celebrations itself because of its financial situation . |
| 8 | The party is committed to renationalising the water industry , but Syd Tierney , on behalf of the National Executive Committee , said it could not promise to buy back , ‘ acre by acre ’ , any land which is sold . |
| 9 | International efforts to isolate the Bosnian Serbs suffered a setback when Yugoslavia said it could not accept the deployment of United Nations monitors along its border with Bosnia to ensure Belgrade had cut supplies to the Serbs . |
| 10 | Last week the Northern Ireland Court Service said it could n't comment Lord Justice Murray 's retirement . |
| 11 | It said it could n't understand why the British Amateur Weight Lifter 's Association had reached the decision not to take action against the two weighlifters . |