Example sentences of "could n't [vb infin] [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a little while , Oliver was so cold that he could n't hold on to the banisters any more . |
| 2 | He was trying to undermine her self-confidence , make her believe she could n't stand up to the exigencies of canal life . |
| 3 | You could n't go back to the time when the great art critics like Bernard Berenson and Herbert Read reigned supreme , even if you wanted to . |
| 4 | Obsessed with Siti , the youngest , he stole her sarong from the bank so that she could n't fly back to the stars with her startled sisters . |
| 5 | As they sped back towards Wimbledon , Robert wondered why he still could n't own up to the lie that had started all this . |
| 6 | I guess he heard Barbara and me discussing the good time we had with you , and he kind of picked up on it , and he wondered why he could n't come down to the Bahamas and isolate himself from drugs . |
| 7 | The travellers threw missiles , and abandoned some of their vehicles on the road when they could n't get in to the three-day event . |
| 8 | They could n't get back to the bank without treading on shifting , clutching , cloying marsh , which could trap them and draw them right down ; and if they stayed in the car , sooner or later they would go under with it . |