Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The exclusive " Annie Thompson " design had only a small flap — that was adequate in normal circumstances — but near disaster in an emergency , when I could not even resort to the era of the " Flapper " in her cami-knickers , and go down one leg .
2 I could not even bayonet an effigy of Kaiser Bill convincingly .
3 The first phases of the campaign were exclusively naval operations , since it had been assumed by the British War Cabinet and the French that a naval force could not only bombard and destroy the Turkish forts on the peninsula but in some way occupy Constantinople .
4 yeah it might be , I do n't know , I think usually Roy does that but I think Dave 's doing it this year or something erm er that tends to be , that tended to be something that I had difficulty with as a student because again you could n't just sort of find one book that , that covered the lecture course
5 You could n't possibly part with him , there 'll never be another animal like him , and when your pony goes , there goes your childhood .
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