Example sentences of "could not [verb] were " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stars could not shine were it not for particles — called neutrinos — that are so insubstantial that they have no mass at all and can travel right through a solid object like the Earth as if it simply did not exist . |
| 2 | He said some people who found it difficult to pay for relatives ' funerals — due to redundancy or mortgage payments were offered payment by monthly instalments while others who would not or could not pay were pursued to the small claims court . |
| 3 | Students who could not attend were able to obtain the examiners ' notes , which highlighted the main points of each talk . |
| 4 | Finally , ministers who could not agree were sent before a ‘ Star Chamber ’ of non-spending ministers or ministers who have ‘ settled ’ . |
| 5 | We never had a phone in that cottage , so the words I could n't hear were never spoken . |