Example sentences of "but could not get " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the Saulnier farm ( 6 Commando area ) I washed my arm in the cattle trough but could not get rid of the smell . |
| 2 | Woodmill controlled the game for much of the first half but could not get through the Meridian defence and it was n't until two and a half minutes into the second half that the deadlock was finally broken . |
| 3 | He did so but could not get it to work . ’ |
| 4 | Shepherd phoned the police and taxis , but could not get help . |
| 5 | He tried to escape the cross-fire by getting the two offices separated but could not get the new rules approved . |
| 6 | The day after we tried to telephone from the post office but could not get through to Alassio . |
| 7 | She dialled 999 and tried to reach a pile of coats in the kitchen to extinguish the flames but could not get past her husband because of the heat and flames . |
| 8 | A Durham City vehicle was despatched but could not get there within the 19-minute national guideline time for ambulance call-outs . |
| 9 | Ms Gibson claimed she tried to telephone when she arrived in Marbella at the beginning of the month but could not get through because her friend 's number was engaged all night . |
| 10 | ‘ The DUKW had tried to reach the vessel but could not get anywhere because of the nature of the craft . |