Example sentences of "and could n't be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SunSoft president Ed Zander says SMP/MT is very machine specific and could n't be fleshed out in Solaris 2.0 . |
| 2 | Low Birk Hatt has three bedrooms but the back bedroom was n't used very much because it had no fireplace and could n't be heated . |
| 3 | He was in his early fifties and could n't be retired early , except on a very much reduced company pension . |
| 4 | He could n't threaten the Soviet Union directly because the Soviet Union was a nuclear power and could n't be threatened er so the course of action he took was intended to be moderate and to secure the objective solely of removing the missiles from Cuba , not of doing anything about the Cuban government or the regime or anything of that sort . |
| 5 | He could n't threaten the Soviet Union directly because the Soviet Union was a nuclear power and could n't be threatened er so the course of action he took was intended to be moderate and to secure the objective solely of removing the missiles from Cuba , not of doing anything about the Cuban government or the regime or anything of that sort . |
| 6 | People complained that it crumbled badly and could n't be cut into thin slices , so Woman 's Own recommended that the bread knife should be dipped in boiling water in between cutting each slice . |
| 7 | Pigs wandered here with bells slung round their necks to show they were the property of the Hospital of St Anthony and could n't be slaughtered Beadles armed with steel-pointed staffs dispersed fowl or curbed the yapping of fierce yellow-haired dogs , whilst bailiffs tried to move on a strange creature dressed like a magpie in black and white rags . |
| 8 | One of the issues that called for more profound thought than usual was the direction United Biscuits should take after its products had come to command the lion 's share of the market and could n't be expected to squeeze out many more sales . |
| 9 | The poor darling had been through a lot and could n't be expected to … well , she was sure Melissa would understand how he must be feeling . |
| 10 | We were tired and hungry and could n't be bothered . |
| 11 | On the first one , I was making the record and I broke a string on my Firebird and could n't be bothered changing strings , and so I plugged the Lazer in and it sounded so good that I kept using it . |
| 12 | There was no response , which meant that he might still be sleeping off a particularly heavy lunchtime session or perhaps was in the bath and could n't be bothered to get out . |
| 13 | What if the caller rang and could n't be bothered to hold on ? |
| 14 | I 've been so miserable thinking the letter had gone to Richard and that the damage was done and could n't be undone ! |
| 15 | It was all in one piece and could n't be opened , and she judged it as being thick enough to resist breaking , even under the impact of one of the chairs . |
| 16 | His Opel Manta had been heavily damaged during the Burmah Rally and could n't be repaired in time for the Mourne Stages . |
| 17 | Jimmy , our monitor guy , fell asleep on the bus and could n't be found at the start of our set . |