Example sentences of "she could [not/n't] find a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But because of the storm the hatches had been battened down and no matter how hard she searched she could not find a way out of the hold . |
| 2 | She could n't find a way past the fear . |
| 3 | She could n't find a ve-hickle that worked . |
| 4 | She could n't find a handkerchief . |
| 5 | She could n't find a place , she was desperate . " |
| 6 | When they first came to this country — like my mum , when she first came she said she could n't find a place to live because people did n't want black people on their premises . |
| 7 | ‘ You know how it is , ’ he would say to their hosts , on the pretext of apologising for arriving late , ‘ She could n't find a thing to wear . |