Example sentences of "[pers pn] could [not/n't] be true " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is weaker because to say that A — M would not be true if N is false is not to say that they could not be true if N is false , as the stronger account demands . |
| 2 | It could not be true , surely it could not , that the Misses Lavender were destitute . |
| 3 | It could not be true that nervous strain made you lose weight . |
| 4 | But it could n't be true , it just could n't . |
| 5 | It could n't be true that her father 's leather business was failing , could it , and yet had n't he urged caution on several occasions lately ? |
| 6 | Of course , it could n't be true . |
| 7 | It could n't be true , could it ? |
| 8 | It could n't be true ! |
| 9 | It could n't be true , could it ? |
| 10 | It could n't be true . |
| 11 | It could n't be true . |