Example sentences of "he could n't [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could n't be part of their brotherhood but he wanted to be among them . |
| 2 | ‘ Climber ’ editor Peter Evans decided he could n't be left out … |
| 3 | He could n't be shooting at Caspar . |
| 4 | There was a central mark somewhere in the splurge that might have been the impression of a nipple , but he could n't be sure . |
| 5 | If someone carried a cane he was so scared he could n't be caught ; and if the person did n't carry a cane Moz tried to attack them ! |
| 6 | He could n't be sure she would have the heart to go on running racehorses if she were forced to believe Harry a murderer … if she thought he had left her without warning , without a note , if she were worried sick by not knowing where he 'd gone , and was also haunted by the thought of Harry with Angela Brickell . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Because my father had been absent I immediately wanted him to become my father , but of course he could n't be . ’ |
| 8 | He thought of holding one shell back but he could n't be bothered . |
| 9 | Though he could n't be sure of recognizing him . |
| 10 | That first time , he could n't be sure , it was after midnight , too dark to tell , her belly and her legs lay like patches of moonlight on the ground , he could n't be sure , but as he lifted away from her he thought he smelt that rich , metallic smell . |
| 11 | That first time , he could n't be sure , it was after midnight , too dark to tell , her belly and her legs lay like patches of moonlight on the ground , he could n't be sure , but as he lifted away from her he thought he smelt that rich , metallic smell . |
| 12 | Surely he could n't be jealous of Tamar 's grand lifestyle ? |
| 13 | Bean had a point , even though he could n't be accused of understatement . |
| 14 | A BOY went on a crime spree after realising he could n't be locked up . |
| 15 | He might drive for Italians , but he could n't be made of the right stuff . |
| 16 | He was just as straight about what he did n't want , what he would n't do and what he could n't be bothered to do . |
| 17 | Once , he thought he saw her stop and wave , but he could n't be sure . |
| 18 | Not , she recalled , that he could n't be awkward . |
| 19 | It still needed courage to make the decision , since he could n't be sure how the fans and the horses would react to him . |
| 20 | He was avid for news of how it was all going , and regretting that he could n't be part of it . |
| 21 | If I could n't produce a marriage date , and Nigel could n't officially be registered dead without it , perhaps he was n't , because legally he could n't be , and when I got home I 'd find … |
| 22 | One of the councillors on the libraries committee took a copy of Gay News home to study so that he could n't be accused of being uninformed when the time came for him to vote for its rejection . |
| 23 | He could n't be the one without the other , because that 's his nature |
| 24 | God knows , he could n't be any worse at that than he was at his last job … |
| 25 | But he could n't be sure . |
| 26 | ‘ There were other items … of a very personal nature that he could n't be selling , if you see what I mean . ’ |
| 27 | He could n't be vulnerable . |
| 28 | A dealer at Harvard Securities was subject to frequent telephone calls from one elusive Mr Bottomley , who wanted to buy a stake in For Eyes , but who insisted he could n't be contacted on the phone . |
| 29 | With a name like Kelly , he must have some Irish in him so he could n't be all bad . |
| 30 | said he could n't be bothered . |