Example sentences of "i could [not/n't] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I could n't be without it , ’ said the woman . |
| 2 | I could n't be more pleased , so keep sending them in . |
| 3 | I could n't be sure how , but felt that a truth had been revealed . |
| 4 | It might have been a Seiko , but I could n't be sure . |
| 5 | I could n't be happier . |
| 6 | His teeth did n't fit awfully well , so I could n't be sure . |
| 7 | I could n't be certain how much painkilling medication she had taken , but it was almost certainly not enough . |
| 8 | I could n't be fucked to say ‘ no ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh , Mum , I could n't be ! ’ |
| 10 | I could n't be sure . |
| 11 | ‘ It was so misty up there , I could n't be sure of anything . ’ |
| 12 | Born in May 1964 , Bustin , ‘ grew up with the idea that I could n't be an artist , since , one , I was n't male , and two , I was n't mad ! ’ |
| 13 | ‘ But he was pretty down in the dumps and I felt terrible because I could n't be there to make his Christmas complete . |
| 14 | Francis said : ‘ I could n't be held responsible for the weather . |
| 15 | ‘ I left here , telling myself I could n't be lady Anne 's companion 'cos I could n't leave mama on her own . |
| 16 | as if I suddenly knew I could n't be sure of anything any more . ’ |
| 17 | Although I did what I could to try to conceive a girl , I could n't be sure that I had . |
| 18 | I could n't be a lesbian , they were butch pipe-smoking women in suits . |
| 19 | By the time that I began to work with Ahmed and Amitha , I had resolved within myself that I could n't be anything other than a Black lesbian and that was in itself its own political identity , one that did not require validation from either the women 's , gay or Black movements . |
| 20 | Born in May 1964 , Bustin , ‘ grew up with the idea that I could n't be an artist , since , one , I was n't male , and two , I was n't mad ! ’ |
| 21 | The cycle chain came off twice on the three miles back to the van , but I could n't be cross . |
| 22 | I knew I could n't be caught . |
| 23 | I could n't be an A&R man because I hate that side of the business . |
| 24 | Unfortunately , if it happened now , I could n't be very optimistic about the government producing the sums of money that would be involve . |
| 25 | Fifteen years on , I could n't be sure of that intellectually , but the instinct still says I 'm right . |
| 26 | I really can not come to terms with the fact that I am … there 's lots of interesting work to do — there was in the job I did — and I want so much to identify with that rather than just sit back here and say ‘ I 'm a housewife and I 'm happy ’ … because I could n't be . |
| 27 | I could n't be certain they were n't involved somehow in the diversion . |
| 28 | He then pointed to his forehead , growling that if I did n't have anything up there then I could n't be a singer . |
| 29 | I could n't be nice if I , I 've been an absolute swine today ! |
| 30 | ‘ Quite frankly , Ken and I could n't be bothered to let our place and give out all those orders . ’ |