Example sentences of "they could not be " in BNC.
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| 1 | They could n't be that unfair and ruthless . ’ |
| 2 | Kylie and sister Danielle would have their fans believe that they could n't be closer and that any hint of rivalry is all in the imagination of the press . |
| 3 | That humour , that humanity ; they could n't be lost . |
| 4 | There had already been a kerfuffle over the pornographic ones ; they could n't be included in the facsimile edition and yet at the same time it could hardly be called a complete edition if they were n't there . |
| 5 | When they arrived at her close he took her inside , along past the stairs to where it was dark and they could n't be seen by the rest of the close . |
| 6 | Obviously they could n't be ridden on a mountain , but magazine articles and newspaper features began treating them as a status symbol , and so every airhead on a salary of over £20,000 a year rushed out to buy one and take it up a mountain . |
| 7 | If they could n't be destroyed then they must be neutralized or kept in a stage of siege . |
| 8 | They could n't be fighting all the time and the Iliad describes them hunting , fishing , boating and even playing draughts . |
| 9 | They could n't be rude to me in front of a stranger . ’ |
| 10 | One day , soon after he arrived in the dale he had reason to go to another farm and overheard a conversation between two old ladies.p They were lamenting that it was a sad day because outsiders were coming into the dale and taking over farms and was n't it a shame they could n't be let to locals . ’ |
| 11 | He chatted on about them for the rest of the journey , as she had hoped he would , and she learnt that they could n't be better looked after . |
| 12 | I had begun to shrink , become half human , to lose touch with my body and mentally cut off the bits that hurt so that they could n't be hurt any more . |
| 13 | True , what he had felt for Kee was at the time a stronger passion , and so far as charm went they could n't be compared . |
| 14 | But they could n't be that stupid , Vi reasoned derisively as she nodded to Sister Annunciata and called , ‘ Father says you 're to make the tea . ’ |
| 15 | Her first sight of a submarine had brought back the pain of Gerry 's death and she 'd had to tell herself that those in the loch were ours , so they could n't be all that bad . |
| 16 | The new ideas were an outgrowth from this , but were sufficiently novel that they could n't be pursued within the terms of his research contract with the DOE . |
| 17 | The detector was recording neutrons all right , but they could n't be sure if there were neutrons coming from the cell over and above those coming from natural sources , such as cosmic rays and general radioactive ‘ dirt ’ around the lab . |
| 18 | There was n't too much room , but at least they could n't be seen . |
| 19 | They could n't be allowed to do this , because they were still attached to the creance and might get themselves caught up round the perch . |
| 20 | But I see no reason why they could n't be . ’ |
| 21 | Now , it turns out , they could n't be : in both Italy and Japan , the guardians of democracy have been shown to be enmeshed in corruption . |
| 22 | They could n't be very quick because there was no electric light upstairs and they had to manage with the candle Carrie was holding . |
| 23 | But they could n't be because I never take them off . " |
| 24 | They could n't be certain he was inside . |
| 25 | Now she knew the safety of her room was illusory ; it was just that they could n't be bothered with her . |
| 26 | They could n't be relied on to cope with the situation and our safety at the same time . |
| 27 | Theyspoketo them nicely but if I asked them for anything it was as though they could n't be bothered . |
| 28 | A large proportion of Whitely 's inmates had also come via other gaols throughout the country ; prisons where they could n't be handled adequately . |
| 29 | We did n't understand the good reasons why they could n't be with us . |
| 30 | They felt they could n't be natural , could n't be themselves , ’ said Dr Phillips . |