Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] could [not/n't] find " in BNC.
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| 1 | Somehow she could n't find the strength to confront him with her suspicions again , and , if she had , what would he have done ? |
| 2 | He turned down the first street he came to , turned left , right , left again , he walked down a hill , along an alley , through a deserted square , but still he could n't find one anywhere . |
| 3 | Often they could not find them at all . |
| 4 | He was already in so far he could not find his depth , and he wanted to turn and strike back for the shore , but , like an unpractised swimmer , found that the distance he had come was too great for him to return . |
| 5 | It was perhaps as well I could n't find the author — During stage four there was vibration from the front wheels and the drive-shafts were due for replacement . |
| 6 | Well I could n't find it . |
| 7 | Well you could n't find them the other day , you said they were n't there did n't you ? |
| 8 | I wandered off , then I could n't find my way back … ’ |
| 9 | Unfortunately he could n't find anything large enough in his wife 's wardrobe . |
| 10 | I was in the hotel room next door to Baghetti at Rheims that year and yet I could n't find his name to score a point in a quiz 30 years later ! |
| 11 | Many geniuses have foundered due to their lack of direction ; ultimately they could not find a way of remaining geniuses throughout their life . |
| 12 | Certainly it could not find a place within the great authoritarian scheme by which Christian society was ordered . |