Example sentences of "could not [vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , at a certain moment , I just could not go on with that any longer . |
| 2 | He neither went towards her nor withdrew and she saw it could not go on like that . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Employers could not pass on in full these extra costs to the consumers because of the competitive international situation , with the result that profitability fell . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | For example , the US firm , RCA , one of the pioneers of TV technology and the first to produce a commercial monochrome TV set in 1946 , could not keep up with later developments , was bought by GE during the 1980s and is now owned by the French firm , Thomson . |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . |
| 9 | I just could n't go on with that last letter . |
| 10 | That 's when I realised that I could n't go on with this free agent nonsense . |
| 11 | They could n't go on like this . |
| 12 | Partridge had got all angry and upset soon too because as he was struggling with Steven a magazine fell out of his trousers on to the towpath of the canal and the other men had picked it up and it had been a spanking magazine so all the other men who were n't laughing and shouting already started teasing partridge ; Partridge started trying to wrestle Steven to the ground but Steven had got free and clouted the other man with the shovel , which was still bloody from hacking the cat to bits , and after that , with the magazine coming apart as the other men grabbed at it and Partridge rolling about dazed on the towpath in the cat 's blood and almost falling into the canal , Dan Ashton had said soberly that enough was enough and they 'd better go and see Mr Smith the supervisor because they just could n't go on like this . |
| 13 | Now , as they sat across from each other at the shady table with the heady scent of jasmine sweetening the hot air , Ruth know that it could n't go on like this much longer . |
| 14 | You could n't go out with two people . |
| 15 | I could n't back to , like I always used to have two erm but oh I could n't go back to that ! |
| 16 | But I I 'm wearing them all a little bit longer , except in the the winter cos I ca n't ca n't alter my coat I have got a longer summer coat to wear but the the one I had last year erm all the skirt showed beneath , I could n't walk about like that . |
| 17 | The chant was so beautiful Athelstan stopped , closing his eyes to listen , until a rough-mouthed carter flicked his whip , bellowing how some men had to work and could n't laze around like stupid priests . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've come to collect my car , but I just could n't drive off without first coming up to apologise for my behaviour last night . ’ |
| 19 | I could n't lie down for five weeks ! |
| 20 | He could n't lie down for seven weeks because of problems with his head , neck and pelvis , ’ recalled Knight . |
| 21 | ‘ I could n't put up with that , ’ said Piggy-wig . |
| 22 | Oh no ; she could n't put up with that , not at this moment ; and so , saying , ‘ Stop your jabber and get on with your breakfast . |
| 23 | You know , I could n't put up with that , I mean |
| 24 | He glanced at his watch ; less than five minutes , and as he trotted along to intercept the postman 's route he could n't come up with any plan that seemed remotely workable . |
| 25 | Short of battering him on the head with a blunt instrument — the thought held immense appeal , and she savoured it for a long moment , before reluctantly putting it on hold — she could n't come up with any way out of the present situation . |
| 26 | William 's grandad had a lot of friends , unless they were there only to make sure he was safely laid to rest , where he could n't get up to much more mischief . |
| 27 | Sometimes we got to be down at Bullard 's brewery by six o clock in the morning with a load , because they 'd start loading the beer up at six o'clock ; and if you were n't in the yard afore they started you could n't get in at all . |
| 28 | And I knew it was wrong , but I could n't get out of this tradition because of the difficulty of realizing the inner content of the music . |
| 29 | Angry neighbours could n't get out for two days . |
| 30 | Denis just could n't fall down on this job ; he 'd have to get the money somehow . |