Example sentences of "i could [not/n't] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ooh that No I could n't answer that er only the fact that er he 'd been in the pet business , all his life . |
| 2 | Erm , I could n't answer that off the top of my head but we 'll erm , I 'll let you have the information . |
| 3 | He tried to be nice about it , but it was fairly obvious he did n't want me any more ; and truthfully , I did n't want him any more either , except in so far that I could n't bear that it should all have been for nothing — worse than nothing . |
| 4 | I could n't bear that they should always pay for me because I did n't want them to know how awful Robert had become . |
| 5 | I could n't explain that I would have had to leave in a month or so anyway — but I pointed out that in fact I was n't well , had n't been for quite a while whatever he chose to think , and that a rest would do me good . |
| 6 | But being me I could n't stand that very long , may be two or three months , and I asked to be moved . |
| 7 | I could n't stand that see . |
| 8 | I could n't swear that a thalidomide sort of accident will never happen again , but the chance of it happening are much less . |
| 9 | But I could n't tell that it was the Queen Mary at the time because he 'd already cut it out . |
| 10 | No I could n't face that I do n't think . |
| 11 | I think from time to time , little bits of the Government do work reasonably well , and do respond reasonably well to county council and local authority initiatives , and although I could n't pretend that a hundred and , that twenty- five thousand pounds is going to solve the unemployment problem in Wiltshire , nor indeed solve the problem being created by the run- down of defence industry , nevertheless , I think credit should be given where credit 's due . |
| 12 | You know how I do , I could n't remember that I 'd actually started the the Easter term doing the erm choices etcetera , I always thought it was the later half of that term , the latter half of that term . |
| 13 | I could n't imagine that people could do such things . |
| 14 | I could n't say that I felt very well for that was n't quite true , but I certainly no longer felt ill . |
| 15 | I , I mean I , I , I w I could n't say that I would be happy being in the house all the time . |
| 16 | And if there 's no work and if there 's no means by which people can get themselves you know those sorts of basic things but you know I 'm not gon na si I I could n't say that the whole structure is going to ch change becau but I think erm I hope anyway and I do believe really that er I mean I hope that we 're going to stay together as a support group in some sort of form and Yes and there 's no way that we 're not going to support other causes in the way that we 've been supported . |
| 17 | No I could n't say that that was the child , erm possibly she 's grown a bit , quite considerably . |
| 18 | I said , the way they 're picking them out , I could n't say that they can guarantee every bearing . |
| 19 | But I could n't sa I could n't say that I ever worked on any of the big |
| 20 | I could n't believe that anyone could live their life and not be surrounded by brilliant objects and colours . |
| 21 | I could n't believe that anyone could love me and a lady equally , although I 've had a lot of experiences since and I 've known a lot of men and a lot of women since who have loved both sexes . |
| 22 | Afterwards I could n't believe I had managed to say this ; I could n't believe that I 'd had the intelligence , the wit , the inspiration to come up with this perfect reply . |
| 23 | ‘ I could n't believe that a policeman could have said such a thing . |
| 24 | ‘ When we first met , I could n't believe that Margot was 39 . |
| 25 | Mrs Patient of Bracknell , Berks , said : ‘ I could n't believe that it took four of them to stand there and say they could n't do the work until after the New Year . |
| 26 | I did n't know what to say : I could n't believe that I 'd heard him correctly . |
| 27 | I could n't believe that it would n't resolve itself . |
| 28 | But I could n't believe that Cawthorne would be so lax . |
| 29 | I could n't believe that we were n't mentioned once , whilst Battyburn , Scousepool etc had coverage . |
| 30 | I do n't know if anyone saw Football focus on Grandstand but I could n't believe that two loonies had tipped Sheff Wed over Leeds to win the Championship . |