Example sentences of "[pron] could not [vb infin] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could not make out the patch of canary-coloured light on the opposite wall , could not make out why the sun was shining and why her brown-stained hand , on the sheet , would not move for cold . |
| 2 | The position had been reached where she could not make out the labels on the cans of food she was heating up . |
| 3 | She could not make out the words , but knew instinctively they 'd been uttered by the uncle of her child . |
| 4 | She could not shake off the effect of the dream despite Comfort 's kindness , and her muscles still trembled . |
| 5 | Her latest ally , Soviet Russia , was reeling under Hitler 's onslaught and it was widely expected she could not last out the year . |
| 6 | As his lips pressed against hers , warm and exciting , she could not hold back the longing inside her . |
| 7 | Millions and millions of bits of information were still in her head , correctly labelled and neatly stored , but she could not work out the geography of this house , she was seeing green tigers and she was afraid in a way she had not been since childhood . |
| 8 | The TV commentator was excitedly describing the drama , but although she strained to hear she could not pick out the name of the victim . |
| 9 | If she could not get out the train would carry her on to the next station , to London Bridge , it would carry her on under the river . |
| 10 | Sadly , it was inevitable that we could not keep up the pace against Twitchit Albion , especially with so many of our squad approaching the twilight of their careers . |
| 11 | Secondly , the Government have evaded parliamentary questions by placing the Benefits Agency and other agencies beyond our reach : we could not find out the answers without going through ever more tortuous procedures . |
| 12 | Det Chief Insp Dave Sinclair said that although they could not rule out the possibility of someone else having fired the machine , the incident was now being treated as an accident . |
| 13 | And they could not rule out the bigger commercial craft , tugs , lighters , oil tankers , and general cargo coasters , pursuing their lawful occasions on the Thames . |
| 14 | [ Guevara then went on to mention ] some things he had in mind : — ( 1 ) That they could not give back the expropriated properties … but they could pay for them in trade . |
| 15 | Although he had helped to set up British Aerospace as a nationalised company , he was convinced it could not take on the huge rival plane-makers in the United States unless it was unfettered from government control . |
| 16 | But the maddest thing , Anton , how he was and what was happening to him , he could not scream out the shame of it . |
| 17 | He contemplated becoming a teacher and giving up acting , except he could not shake off the desire . |
| 18 | ‘ Early days maybe , as the physician said — he could not rule out the possibility . |
| 19 | County homicide chief , Lieutenant John Tenwolde said he could not rule out the possibility that Mr Spiro had also been a victim of his family 's killer . |
| 20 | He could not take over the South Metropolitan until a suitable post had been found for Mr. Mason . |