Example sentences of "could n't [vb infin] [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He could n't go out the front door to play without being mugged . ’ |
| 2 | But not so deafening that she could n't make out the anguished cries of : ‘ Wheee … |
| 3 | Although Maggie could n't make out the exact words , she knew they were from both sides . |
| 4 | But the most annoying aspect of the early period was the lack of real interest shown by our first council members — at times we could n't muster up the required six members for a quorum at the monthly meetings . |
| 5 | So I got one side but I bloody could n't get out the other side . |
| 6 | If he could n't keep up the whacked — out , languid image , you feel he 'd be ripping himself apart with guilt and recriminations . |
| 7 | He tried to hit me , kept pummelling me with his podgy fists , but he could n't summon up the necessary enthusiasm . |
| 8 | Lisa had been fully occupied explaining to a rather elderly lady why she could n't pick out the exact blooms that were to be delivered to her daughter-in-law in New Zealand . |
| 9 | But glamour could n't drown out the tough talk from French car chiefs on the threat from Japan . |