Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [vb infin] [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could not go back for some time as the Germans had obviously built up their air force to great strength , so I threw in my lot with Fulham church in my rare off-duty times . |
| 2 | It was obviously made to stand up with its foot on something which at first I could not make out for all the dust and dirt but eventually realised was a skull . |
| 3 | I was so disappointed to find out that , because I work for the company , I could not send off for three free tea towels and a £1 gift voucher being offered as part of a Hovis and JS combined promotion . |
| 4 | If Hand could not do so for 65 theses , then tracing 550 authors of Scottish geology theses would have been even more daunting , and there would have been difficulties in selecting a statistically valid sub-set for a questionnaire . |
| 5 | Fears of militancy resulting from unemployment and the inadequacy of voluntary efforts to relieve it led to some recognition that charity could not provide sufficiently for either type of unemployment . |
| 6 | Blocked roads meant that many motorists could not get home for several hours . |
| 7 | He could n't stay still for more than a few seconds and either paced the ground or fidgeted with his hair , clothes , hands , face and anything else within his reach . |
| 8 | Which he could n't do now for all the tea in China . |
| 9 | I could n't lie down for five weeks ! |
| 10 | He could n't lie down for seven weeks because of problems with his head , neck and pelvis , ’ recalled Knight . |
| 11 | Angry neighbours could n't get out for two days . |