Example sentences of "[pron] could n't [vb infin] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was obviously not a state of affairs which could continue indefinitely and , although I knew as much at the time , I could n't will myself into sleep . |
| 2 | Derby winner Dr Devious also raced freely before weakening into 10th and jockey Chris McCarron , who replaced regular rider John Reid , reported afterwards : ‘ I could n't control him at all . ’ |
| 3 | Well I could n't take I could n't do nowt about it at all so I went to see t head of firm and Aye , he says , it 's bad , he says , we do n't know to do things like that . |
| 4 | Well I could n't do nothing about it really , she said well that 'll be sorted out in she said I 'll treat it , we 're now sorting it out today what we 're doing . |
| 5 | It was so overwhelming I could n't do anything about it , ’ she says . |
| 6 | ‘ I could n't do anything about Greg . |
| 7 | He said : ‘ I could n't do anything about Auschwitz and Dachau — and I ca n't do anything in Bosnia . ’ |
| 8 | It all seemed very simple then — particularly when I could n't do anything about it for a month . |
| 9 | I knew it and I could n't do anything about it . ’ |
| 10 | I could n't do anything about it . |
| 11 | I could n't do anything about it but I knew Wes was out there somewhere . |
| 12 | I could n't do anything about Nassim 's cousin being in Pakistan , I reasoned as I rinsed my mouth for the hundredth time . |
| 13 | And I could n't do anything about the body , could I ? |
| 14 | ooh my foot slipped foot had slipped on the clutch and I could n't do anything about it Oh I did n't realize what time it was , your dad 'll be wondering where his dinner 's got to wo n't he ? |
| 15 | ‘ Yes , ’ I answered , ‘ but I could n't do it for ever . |
| 16 | There were so many mistakes I could n't do it over the telephone . |
| 17 | You , you might think , ooh I do n't really know what I 'm doing at the moment er perhaps I could n't do it on my own . |
| 18 | I told all my friends what I was doing and they were supportive , although one or two wondered why I could n't do it by myself . |
| 19 | Hick , speaking as the England squad completed its pre-Indian tour preparations at Lilleshall yesterday , added : ‘ I wanted to know why my form in the one-day internationals was good , while I could n't do it in the Tests . |
| 20 | No — I could n't justify it to other people . |
| 21 | I also told him of my affection for you and that I could n't injure you by marrying you without love . |
| 22 | I could n't bear him near me after . ’ |
| 23 | But I could n't leave him like that , his back and legs bare . |
| 24 | But I could n't leave it at that . |
| 25 | But he kept on talking , and I could n't stop myself from hearing . |
| 26 | You 'd really need to see them to I mean I could n't explain it to you really . |
| 27 | ‘ When my boyfriend tried to touch me , I could n't stand him to be near me . |
| 28 | At this stage I could n't expect him to be on the bit , but nor did I want him slopping along . |
| 29 | She keeps giving me clothes — ; not this dear old awful thing , Mrs McPhee at home made this — and making me practise manners and the piano and I could n't tell her about last night , I could n't , I ca n't disappoint another person , not after my mother — ’ and Alexandra put her head down on to the slice of bread on her plate and burst into tears . |
| 30 | ‘ I could n't tell him for sure , but he 's been taking Vulcan out most days . |