Example sentences of "[noun] could not come " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joszef could n't come , would n't come , Lily , because he says he will cry if he sees you , tears of happiness and gratitude , and also that we are sisters and must be alone with each other … . |
| 2 | Next day the CBI 's director-general , John Banham , suggested the next cut could not come soon enough . |
| 3 | The only regret was that her parents could not come to England for her commissioning , though a report in the Australian War Cry announced that she had come " Dux " of the session and had trained the women cadets for the timbrel play at the commissioning . |
| 4 | The next afternoon could n't come quick enough . |
| 5 | ‘ If I 'd known Kelly could n't come , I 'd have cancelled my own trip . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ People were extremely disappointed that conservationists could not come up with exciting positive solutions for potential land that might come out of agriculture , ’ says Miss Appleby . |
| 7 | Newspaper reports on 12th March that the Bank of Ireland is to shed 600 of its staff over the coming years could not come at a worse time for the economy . |
| 8 | Except when Liddy brought her food or messages , she kept the bedroom door locked so that her husband could not come in . |
| 9 | I badly needed more money , so the take-over could not come too quickly as far as I was concerned . |
| 10 | Eddie could n't come , he 's broken his arm , so I came instead . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Unfortunately my wife could n't come because she teaches , but I expect that has curtailed my sightseeing and increased my output . ’ |
| 12 | Whatever the truth , the unwelcome publicity could not come at a worse time for Mercedes — just as it is launching its new top-of-the-range ‘ S ’ model after 12 years of development . |
| 13 | The fact that Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger ( Bryan Ferry could n't come because he had a cold ) were at my d'Offay Gallery opening last year raised it into a social event , so much so that Robin Vousden said , ‘ We have n't had an opening like this since Andy Warhol ’ . |
| 14 | Territorially , there was little between the clubs , who were playing as though the end of the season could not come quick enough . |
| 15 | The end of the season could not come quickly enough . |
| 16 | The end of the season could not come quickly enough for Atkinson . |
| 17 | My father could n't come because he 's publicly declared his opposition to the wedding and my mother would n't dare come without him — but she 's sent good wishes through one of the cousins . |
| 18 | ‘ Mary could n't come over last night . |
| 19 | Emmie only minded because sometimes when Marjorie came in she looked round her in a funny way , sharp and frowning and asked Dad if Mrs Hellyer could n't come more often . |
| 20 | Er Moderator er there is n't any reason in principle why this sh should n't happen that er this subject could n't come up at the presbytery clerks conference . |
| 21 | A MAJOR business safety conference is taking place in Spennymoor next month because Darlington could n't come up with the cash . |
| 22 | Helen Burns could not come walking with me , because she was ill , not with typhus but with tuberculosis . |
| 23 | They escaped because where fire had passed fire could not come . |