Example sentences of "[adj] could not [vb infin] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | However , Willie was certain that this could not account for the strange noise , so he continued , only to find the noise started again even louder . |
2 | Although there is a slight reduction in the number of cells per well over the culture period this could not account for the reduction in EGF binding seen . |
3 | Since the scale was twenty-three miles to an inch , it was possible that a deviation of two or three miles would not be marked , but that could not account for the tarmac . |
4 | A knee injury denied Pears a piece of the action as Boro celebrated promotion at Wolves , but that could not detract from the elation he and his teammates experienced in reaching the Premier League . |
5 | They had no subsistence plots to fall back on , some tried reviving traditional handicrafts but these could not compete with the manufactured goods that had been made available by the market system . |
6 | Moreover , in relations between member states , rights and obligations arising from the Convention of 1958 could not prevail over the obligations of member states under the E.E.C . |
7 | That article 34 could not apply to the three hauliers on the simple reasoning that each carrier had a separate consignment note and article 34 only applied to cases where successive carriers operated under a single consignment note . |