Example sentences of "i could [not/n't] [verb] my " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I could n't move my fingers for cold . ’ |
| 2 | I could n't move my arms or legs , my body tingled all over and I had a terrible splitting headache . |
| 3 | ‘ I could n't move my arms or legs ’ |
| 4 | The rubber was stretching and stretching and not tightening enough , and I could n't move my hands for fear of it tearing the flesh off a finger or biting my nose off . |
| 5 | I 'm shouting at the 4th one not to do them so tight because I could n't move my fingers and they just told me to shut my mouth and go quietly . |
| 6 | I released her fingers but I could n't drag my eyes away from the gleam of gold as it winked tantalisingly at me . |
| 7 | ‘ I could n't change my mind . |
| 8 | But I have a week er but I could n't open my week 's . |
| 9 | I woke up yesterday morning , I could n't open my eyes ! |
| 10 | ‘ I could n't make my mind up about exactly why Mills resigned from SIS in 1962 . |
| 11 | I could n't spot my Russian friends , nor any writer whom I recognised . |
| 12 | I could n't leave my children . |
| 13 | But I could n't tell my mother or father because I should have been in bed by that time . |
| 14 | I told my boyfriend but I could n't tell my mum . |
| 15 | I would n't be where I am today if I could n't hold my own in a dog-eat-dog world . |
| 16 | This meant that I could n't lead my own life at all ; when I complained about this to my husband he laughed it off . |
| 17 | I gave my notice in simply because I could n't pay my way . |
| 18 | Even after I 'd told my wife the good news I could n't hide my depression . |
| 19 | I could n't hide my surprise . |
| 20 | ‘ I could n't give my own name , till I found out what that fellow was up to . |
| 21 | I did n't want to work in a place where I could n't wear my fur coat . |
| 22 | I thought I knew , I knew with it I could n't wear my bottom teeth all week because of the ulcers right beside near the bottom of my gum . |
| 23 | I says alright Dawn er Graham , I could n't lift my fucking head . |
| 24 | At my parents house , erm , in that , we 've had an extension in there , so the garden 's not there any more , but erm , I used , the light used to come in from the windows , so of at , at the angle to the bath , so I could n't lift my leg up , so I rub it gently like this , and I 'd watch the told me where I missed bits and |
| 25 | I could n't contain my feelings of disappointment , frustration and anger ! |
| 26 | I could n't afford my house in London any more , so I decided to try to buy a house in the country . |
| 27 | I could n't fight my way out of a paper bag now . |
| 28 | That night I could n't close my eyes , the slightest creaking of the furniture announcing the imminent arrival of the undead . |
| 29 | ‘ I could n't close my fingers to pull on the water after an hour . ’ |
| 30 | I was ill too but I could n't consider my own feelings . |