Example sentences of "we could [not/n't] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We could n't make a new book collection there : that would be absurd . |
| 2 | The big , the big advantage Chair , and one of the reasons that it appeals to us to , to go along with Age Concern on this is that , as you know , the area of activity in terms of day centre provision in which they are very active , is one whereby on the current grant mechanisms for community care , and our need to spend eighty five percent in the voluntary and independent sector , whilst they were directly employed by us , we could n't divert a substantial amount of that money in their direction if they wished to develop services . |
| 3 | ‘ I know Mr Yates was n't very happy and I can sympathise , unfortunately the law was there and we could n't turn a blind eye . |
| 4 | We could n't understand a blind thing when she tried to explain to us . |
| 5 | In the 1950s he felt we could n't afford a new car , so be bought a prewar London taxi , and he and I built a Nissen hut as a garage . |
| 6 | ‘ Our children play out on the street and there 's a plan to build a school on land nearby surely we could n't have a busy road where children are going to school ? ’ |
| 7 | We could n't have a social issue without reference to the regular social side of our NCT branch and have therefore emphasised the purpose of these meetings in this issue . |
| 8 | We could n't get a straight reply — she 'd only answer in sign language . |
| 9 | We could not show a significant difference between the extent of gastric metaplasia at sites around ulcer craters or scars and macroscopically normal appearing mucosa . |
| 10 | We could not detect a significant immunological difference between drug users who seroconverted with bacterial pneumonia and those without , but owing to the long sampling interval the lowest CD4 counts were not necessarily measured . |
| 11 | In the present study , we could not detect a significant difference in orocaecal transit time between patients with and patients without cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy . |
| 12 | We could not provide a grammatical description of the English language , for that was beyond our scope , but we wanted everyone to realise what kind of grammar is appropriate for both teachers and pupils to understand . |
| 13 | We could not afford a cavalier approach . |