Example sentences of "[pron] could [adv] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even I could n't will wakefulness with complete success , and the events of those nights soon began to affect my day-time behaviour . |
| 2 | because I could n't speak English at all , I speak the , I could read a paper or a book , I du n no what is all about , but I used to get because you got on it for instant like mm |
| 3 | His lips moved , and some noises came out but I could n't make sense of them . |
| 4 | He said something and I could n't make sense of it |
| 5 | I could n't leave Elinor on her own . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I left here , telling myself I could n't be lady Anne 's companion 'cos I could n't leave mama on her own . |
| 7 | Oh I could n't eat chocolate in bed . |
| 8 | ‘ I went from feeling useless because I could n't get work to feeling defiant . |
| 9 | I could n't get hold of Desmond Ingard , then I remembered Andrew Stavanger , whom , I must say , I trusted a good deal more . |
| 10 | Yes yes of co of course I was , but i could n't get hold of Dr and I thought well we 're gon na have to try it this way anyway at some stage . |
| 11 | I could n't get hold of him yesterday ! |
| 12 | " But I could n't take responsibility for them , " Mr. Mendez said . |
| 13 | ’ At first I felt I could n't take care of my own life , ’ she says , remembering a rocky past with its broken marriage , drink and drugs . |
| 14 | er if it 's people give you things like reference lists and reading lists , I mean sometimes that 's the most confusing thing to be given because you do n't know , I used to think you were supposed to read everything on them er and I actually tried doing that once or twice and I could n't find stuff in Aston library so I ran up the er town library and went to Birmingham University library and then I got back the next week and I realized that I was about the only person who 'd actually done that and other people had n't |
| 15 | I had to have a cast on it and I could n't play guitar at all in any fashion . |
| 16 | Well anyway it gets half way through this wood I could n't see couple of yards in front of me |
| 17 | As hard as I tried , I could not make use of the staff , so I carried it , hobbling like a stage imbecile . |
| 18 | I explained to the man that I could not carry cheese to my appointment but that I would be back another day . |
| 19 | It was the first time that someone close to me had died , and I could not imagine life without my sister , even if I had never loved her , or even thought about her recently . |
| 20 | I am afraid I could only manage part of the meal and I cut out the second and third courses completely , and only had gravy and vegetables for the third , but most people at my table went right through the menu ! |
| 21 | When I tried embroidery I was ashamed that I could only produce ugliness from the beautiful silks . |
| 22 | For I knew there were English-speaking visitors in Geneva if I could only establish communication with them ; they might be induced to take up my cause . |
| 23 | I could now forget Bill for hours , even days , then one sniff of wet plaster and I went straight back to Marcus Small Ward Two . |
| 24 | ‘ You mean , I could now have cancer of the lung ? ! ’ |
| 25 | He was n't even late for work , let alone under the influence of drink , so I could hardly suggest counselling in those circumstances . ’ |
| 26 | I was soaked to the skin , my hands so cold I could hardly keep hold of the tiller . |
| 27 | ‘ I could never put Dad into a home . ’ |
| 28 | My wife and I could never see eye to eye on the business of living . |
| 29 | I could better bear disgrace in solitude , do n't you see ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I was utterly miserable , ’ she recalls , ‘ I was in the position where I could actually get work to a standard that was good enough to attract support but there were n't any funds . ’ |