Example sentences of "it could not [vb infin] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A thick stolon was much delayed in its passage ; at one place it was forced to turn at right angles to its former course ; at another place it could not pass through the pins , and the hinder part became bowed ; it then curved upwards and passed through an opening between the upper part of some pins which happen to diverge ; it then descended and finally emerged through the crowd ’ ( Darwin , 1880 ) . |
| 2 | It could not refer to the events of ten years past , of course it could n't . |
| 3 | While Chancellor Kohl 's CDU-CSU alliance holds 309 of the 652 seats , far more than its closest rivals , the Social Democrats , who have 239 , it could not govern without the support of Hans Dietrich-Genscher 's FDP — which is why Genscher has managed to hold on to the post of Foreign Minister for so long . |
| 4 | The Governors declared their willingness to be flexible and co-operative with the Government 's ideas , but pointed out that , while the School was probably already comprehensive as regarded area and by virtue of its covering a fair cross-section of the population , it could not contribute to the particular concept ( by accepting the full range of abilities ) without destroying itself . |
| 5 | In particular it could not cope with the pressure of a growing population . |
| 6 | The court astonished everybody by deciding that it could not rule on the legality or otherwise of something that had not happened yet . |
| 7 | Anchor supported by Middlesbrough Council said it could not proceed without the drinks licence . |
| 8 | It could not steal upon the country unaware , like a thief in the night . |