Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] could not [verb] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If only it had been me I would have flown to the highest tree where they could n't catch me and then , and then into the sky to find the wind . ’ |
| 2 | Initially she went right back to the age of four and , although she could not tell me what year it was , she did know that there was a queen called Victoria . |
| 3 | I should have caught some more waves so they could n't underscore me . |
| 4 | She always had the same reaction : she 'd gather her baby close and back away , her hand firmly encircling the little head , pulling it against her breast so he could n't face me . |
| 5 | ‘ Because he could n't give me names , only descriptions . |
| 6 | And I 'm glad enough to have you back , since you could not give me the grandson I hoped for — ’ |
| 7 | He expressed his feelings so many times in the same way that when he could not see me I would find myself mouthing the words with him : ‘ The thing that worries me is bandits and deep sand . ’ |