Example sentences of "[pron] could n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was in a bit of a state , I could n't believe it . |
| 2 | I could n't afford the fares into town as well as a reasonable seat for sitting in . |
| 3 | I could n't understand why I 'd not been killed when there were so many others who … |
| 4 | I could n't believe my ears but she repeated it : I realized I had not properly understood my own needs . |
| 5 | I knew what I wanted , but I could n't find it . |
| 6 | ‘ From the moment I picked up this book to the moment I put it down , ’ wrote GM , ‘ I could n't stop laughing . |
| 7 | Hitting me with her little fists , but I could n't get the smile off my face . |
| 8 | For some reason I could n't , though I could see it was that which infuriated her more than anything . |
| 9 | I wanted to but I could n't . |
| 10 | Yesterday I could n't have done it . |
| 11 | I could n't take London any more , he said . |
| 12 | I told him I could n't stop him , he was a free agent . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , all I know is , I could n't get back to sleep , ’ said Mrs Feather wearily . |
| 14 | ‘ I could n't find the words to tell Dorothy , so I said it was a wrong number . |
| 15 | I could n't stand it . |
| 16 | I was so shook up by the screeching I could n't rightly say what happened . ’ |
| 17 | I could n't , and do n't , blame her . |
| 18 | One thing I can remember about that evening was that I could n't eat anything . |
| 19 | I could n't bear to have the television on either — I just sat there in silence , trying to work it all out . |
| 20 | I could n't afford anywhere to hide — what was happening to me ? |
| 21 | I could n't help laughing at that . |
| 22 | ’ I could n't think of anything else to say . |
| 23 | ‘ I could n't really have been more lucky . ’ |
| 24 | I resolved to go back and then decided I could n't . |
| 25 | I could n't figure her out . |
| 26 | I could n't believe it . |
| 27 | Maybe if I keep mum and keep my fingers crossed — what did my father always say when I could n't have something : ‘ Them that ask do n't get , them that do n't ask , do n't want . ’ |
| 28 | Francis said : ‘ I could n't have your patience , darling ! |
| 29 | I knew I could n't do it alone , ’ Lucy said . |
| 30 | ‘ I could n't look at you , ’ she said , Lucy 's fine hands on her shoulders . |