Example sentences of "he could n't [vb infin] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | He heard two men arguing , but with water lapping in his ears he could n't make out the words . |
2 | On another low table by the wall there was an inexpensive stereo unit and some uneven stacks of records ; he could n't make out the details on the posters on the wall above the unit , but they might have been Escher prints . |
3 | ‘ He could n't go out the front door to play without being mugged . ’ |
4 | ‘ He did n't like none of it , so he sort of copped out , gave up eating one fine day , till he could n't stand up no more , could n't do what he was told on the airfield . |
5 | He tried to hit me , kept pummelling me with his podgy fists , but he could n't summon up the necessary enthusiasm . |
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 . |