Example sentences of "could not [vb infin] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although ‘ t is easy to see that he could not leave you behind , nor take his eyes off you for a moment . |
| 2 | Moreover , being old and poor-sighted , they could not distinguish you from Lady Eleanor . |
| 3 | ‘ I am sorry that I could not spare you . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Och , they 've all got names , but I could not tell you what they are . |
| 5 | I do not know — I could not tell you or … |
| 6 | What er caused them to put that for the er group forward I could not tell you , but that 's what he stood for , this protestant action . |
| 7 | As I have explained , I could not tell you what I was doing . |
| 8 | For ‘ proposing to carry lemons with us to Sky [ sic ] that he might be sure to have his lemonade ’ , Johnson ticked off Boswell — on two counts : that he , Sam , did not wish to be viewed as someone who could not do without his preferences ; and that it was ‘ very bad manners to carry provisions to any man 's house , as if he could not entertain you . |
| 9 | Well I could not ask you before . |
| 10 | If you knew we could not train you . |
| 11 | She finished by saying , ‘ And his only sorrow , for some months , has been that he could not find you , his former friend . ’ |
| 12 | I did not and could not touch you where you wanted to be touched . |
| 13 | All the , the unlimitable supply of God 's grace could not save you or me by itself it had to have the other side , it had to have faith , I have to receive it . |
| 14 | I could not order you to clean your boots , for example ; though I might recommend it . |
| 15 | At first I could not believe you thought this was the house and later … well , I enjoyed listening to you going on about it . |
| 16 | ‘ I told myself that , but the truth was I could n't betray you . ’ |
| 17 | No harm done , or anything — I had a bet with a friend that I could n't con you . ’ |
| 18 | I could n't leave you here with only misery guts for company , could I ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ We could n't leave you here on your own , ’ says Prue Chase , as Howard kisses her and hands a bottle of wine to Roy , her husband . |
| 20 | She could n't lift you so she stepped back for me to do it . |
| 21 | He could n't work no longer , could n't stand you see . |
| 22 | ‘ No wonder I could n't locate you . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ If that were true , then she could n't love you very much , Harry , ’ Alice said quietly . |
| 24 | Lawrence could n't make you feel that , because he 'd never been a worker . |
| 25 | ‘ Could n't pay you ? ’ |
| 26 | We could n't protect you for ever . " |
| 27 | " My name is Tran Van Hieu , and it is indeed a pity for your sister , Monsieur Sherman , that she could n't accompany you . |
| 28 | You sat there , Robin Banko , and you wrote such total rubbish they could n't give you an A , B or C for a single subject . |
| 29 | But that 's it , on a good day we could give you ten only , and we could n't give you any more . |
| 30 | Yeah , I mean , we , we , we could n't , certainly could n't give you any more than five . |