Example sentences of "could not [verb] the right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought for a moment , but could not find the right answer . |
| 2 | I wanted to speak to her but I could not find the right words . |
| 3 | Jan Turner says that he helped organise an evererst marathon a few years ago and one sad thing about that was the local runners could not afford the right equipment or did n't have the money to tarin … so he 's here to help them |
| 4 | A SHORT-SIGHTED burglar tried to break into an optician 's but could n't see the right way in . |
| 5 | Jeanette knew exactly how she wanted to look on here wedding day , but could n't find the right dress pattern . |
| 6 | But surgeons were forced to call it a day because they could n't find the right tools for the job . |
| 7 | The island was a small one in the this has got a heart middle of the pond I could n't find the right line that 's why I did that . |
| 8 | Because the police could n't get the right person , the next best was going to have to do . |
| 9 | I could n't get the right bolts . |
| 10 | ‘ I can remember phone numbers , decks of cards , all the Olympic medal-winners going back a century but I could n't remember the right day on which to turn up — at least I was n't a week late . ’ |