Example sentences of "but could not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She heard her voice tremble but could not control it . |
| 2 | I spoke to her , telling her to do as we had earlier discussed and detach herself from the scene so that she could see it and tell me about it but could not feel any distress , whether mental , physical or emotional . |
| 3 | The girls , through some instinct that Karen resented in herself but could not isolate , had rolled onto their backs as the men had approached them up the beach . |
| 4 | My source tells me : ‘ The firemen were very helpful and attempted to remove the offending smoke sensor but could not isolate it from the system so the demonstration continued with shorter cooking times and lower temperatures to reduce the flames . |
| 5 | " I used to feel so miserable dieting , always thinking about foods I wanted but could not eat . |
| 6 | These might include the character and needs of an area , but could not encapsulate the terms on which an applicant would conduct his business if those terms did not affect his fitness to hold the licence . |
| 7 | She added she had not seen a pewter mug with Ivy 's name on it in its usual place , but could not confirm it had been stolen until the house was straightened out . |
| 8 | Thai intelligence sources confirmed the existence of several small resistance groups in Laos but could not confirm the extent of Vang 's claims . |
| 9 | She tried to superimpose this place on Amelia Dorf 's house , but could not make the images jibe . |
| 10 | Advance orders alone ran to 12 000 ; ICL was signed up as the manufacturer but could not make the equipment quickly enough . |
| 11 | Then , in her attempt to experience more closeness to her husband and to drive him to understand what she felt like but could not make conscious or put into words , she did to him what had been done to her . |
| 12 | Maura could see Terry 's lips moving but could not make out a word . |
| 13 | He watched its greenish , powerful beak stabbing the ground but could not make out what it was doing . |
| 14 | Scotland showed superior power in the scrum but could not capitalise on their possession , and Western Samoa , who scored three tries to one , produced flowing play which was backed up by a strong play in the lineouts . |
| 15 | She wanted , but could not bring herself , to hit him . |
| 16 | On her return , Michel had been waiting on the platform with a gun in his hand but could not bring himself to shoot . |
| 17 | The law of God had demanded holiness , but could not enable it . |
| 18 | He never ate between breakfast and sunset , but could not last without tea until the meal he clearly still found extraordinary , eaten by wax candlelight in the dining-room at an hour when all his shepherds were asleep . |
| 19 | A brief calculation showed that if the client is entitled to severe disability premium he would be entitled to income support but could not sign a green form to give this initial advice or to act on the other matter . |
| 20 | Expensive state subsidies cushioned but could not reverse Yucatan 's long decline . |
| 21 | I went to bed but could not rest . |
| 22 | She was deadly weary but could not rest . |
| 23 | Anyone who considers what has happened with regard to the sugar and milk quotas or to anything else about which we felt that we should have had a different package but could not achieve it will be aware of how dangerous it is to allow the negotiations to proceed quickly when a longer discussion might result in a better solution . |
| 24 | The consequence of this damage was , on this theory , that when the patient heard speech he could understand it but could not transmit what he had heard to the brain region for speech production , and so could not repeat it . |
| 25 | He braked but could not avoid the pedestrian whom he thought was wearing dark clothing . |
| 26 | Christie will face a strong line-up , including Michael Rosswess , the Birchfield Harrier who won both his international 60 metres races in Glasgow last winter but could not clinch his Auckland trip . |
| 27 | Today I started under a rainbow , towards one of those western panoramas of pure cloud that rest there in vain , but could not reach . |
| 28 | Accountant Ralph Sharp , who heads G W Run-Off , has told Gooda Walker names he tried to achieve a market settlement through Lloyd 's , but could not reach agreement . |
| 29 | People rushed to help but could not reach the dead couple . |
| 30 | Rescuers digging slowly and in silence could see bodies but could not reach them . |