Example sentences of "[coord] could not [vb infin] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At present it appears that local authorities can draw up individual access arrangements with the new owners , but this is not a satisfactory solution , partly because some authorities may not have the motivation to do so , and partly because they are all very short of money and could not back up the agreements financially . |
| 2 | and could n't pick up the sodding two . |
| 3 | When I turned I saw a long patch of the fluorescent dye that the Germans carried staining the sea a light yellow-green but could not pick out the pilot . |
| 4 | Maggie glanced at her alarm clock , but could n't make out the time . |
| 5 | She saw the Jaguar parked there but could n't make out the identity of its occupant . |
| 6 | The goalkeeper got a finger to it but could n't keep out the screamer . |