Example sentences of "she could [not/n't] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was too dear to her to take on ‘ the degraded position of a woman who had forsaken husband and child and formed a union with her lover … she would always be a guilty woman continually threatened with exposure , deceiving her husband for the sake of a shameful union with a man who was a stranger and independent of her , and with whom she could not live a united life . |
| 2 | When she tried to explain that she would now have to live on five shillings a week , she could not restrain a few tears . |
| 3 | She could not recall a specific time when it had been moved . |
| 4 | That she could not find a simple solution to the problems of women in marriage can be seen from two poems entitled ‘ Mira to Octavia ’ which advise a young woman who has fallen in love with an unsuitable man . |
| 5 | She could not stifle a slight truculence as she took it . |
| 6 | Ruth wandered through the department , studying the dresses on display — and the young ladies behind the counters as well — but she could not see a familiar face . |
| 7 | Poor , lacking cohesion , she could not pursue a vigorous foreign policy . |
| 8 | She could n't prevent a tiny ironic smile from curving her lips . |
| 9 | At this point of crisis she could n't bear a quiet limbo . |
| 10 | But she was n't a make-up artist for nothing — if she could n't perform a speedy transformation , then she did n't deserve her job . |
| 11 | Yet she could n't withhold a compassionate gasp as her eye caught sight of blood trickling down his cheek . |
| 12 | Father had , apparently , told her she was ‘ too stupid ’ to take a degree in maths , told her she could n't do a joint degree in physics and German because he could n't afford to pay for the year out , and had influenced her to apply for A university because that was where he had taken his degree . |
| 13 | Even if she 's afflicted with those dark curly sprouts which creep up from the bikini line , ultimately shrouding the bellybutton in a rich hirsute outcrop , she could n't give a fried calamari . |
| 14 | The glow in his eyes made her heart swell , but she could n't resist a gentle tease . |
| 15 | She could n't resist a sidelong glance at him . |
| 16 | The other women laughed and an older one , a Lady something , she could n't remember a single name , said , ‘ Do n't be naughty , Claudia . |
| 17 | She could n't use a good friend simply to get herself out of trouble . |
| 18 | Ruth struggled for words , her mind so confused that she could n't rein a coherent thought to the surface . |
| 19 | She made up her mind , as she followed Marco into the cab , to see if she could n't get a better deal out of this Hannah Soo . |
| 20 | By the time she was 10 , she weighed 11 stone and wore a special tunic at school because she could n't get a uniform big enough to fit her . |
| 21 | The Daughter 's left wrist was either broken or sprained , and she could n't get a proper grip on her needle . |
| 22 | But she could n't find a good answer to Karen 's question . |