Example sentences of "could n't be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I could n't be cruel to him if he was n't here , could I ? ’ said Lydia reasonably , but she was beginning to regain her temper . |
| 2 | I could n't be bored here if I tried . ’ |
| 3 | This could n't be possible , surely ? |
| 4 | And I should also mention that this could n't be possible without the generosity and help of Percy and a sincere thank you Percy . |
| 5 | Not , she recalled , that he could n't be awkward . |
| 6 | I could n't be nasty and do that . |
| 7 | Surely he could n't be ignorant of the reason for her coolness towards him ? |
| 8 | I could n't be sorry for her , but I could n't tell her he was right . |
| 9 | I , I could n't be adamant about the date of those but er c the reason that motor buses came in is because it was too costly to extend trolley bus routes . |
| 10 | Er under the Government proposals , if the other two non-elected elements on the authority combined and then elected one of their number as chairman , perhaps at a meeting when a couple of the local authority representatives could n't be present , then the local authority members would in effect be in a minority . |
| 11 | But she could n't be poor . |
| 12 | The tip of the arrow could n't be far into the earth , I thought . |
| 13 | It could n't be far now , a couple of miles perhaps . |
| 14 | He could n't be serious ! |
| 15 | I could n't be nice if I , I 've been an absolute swine today ! |
| 16 | It could n't be easy to cope with the emotional strain of a missing husband and do his job at the same time . |
| 17 | Could n't be Roman , of course , she could see that , but was n't it interesting how traditional ways of doing things carried on ? |
| 18 | I could n't be sure how , but felt that a truth had been revealed . |
| 19 | It might have been a Seiko , but I could n't be sure . |
| 20 | His teeth did n't fit awfully well , so I could n't be sure . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | When he woke he gazed up at Dot almost as though he knew her , yet she could n't be sure if he really saw her , for his eyes had a distant faraway look like a sailor in the Navy staring across the Pacific seas . |
| 23 | 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 . ’ |
| 24 | From the shape of the building Maggie thought it might be Ralston 's Fruitshop , but could n't be sure . |
| 25 | What physical relationship he had with her two brothers and a sister she could n't be sure , but for her , the sexual abuse started at seven . |
| 26 | Though he could n't be sure of recognizing him . |
| 27 | I could n't be sure . |
| 28 | ‘ It was so misty up there , I could n't be sure of anything . ’ |
| 29 | Miss Phoebe 's voice wavered , but whether with indignation or fear of her sister , Jess could n't be sure . |
| 30 | 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 . |