Example sentences of "could not [vb infin] [prep] a thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | For twenty minutes and more I could not think of a thing to write . |
| 2 | At first he sat looking at his feet , and she could not think of a thing to say . |
| 3 | Maggie could n't think of a thing . |
| 4 | He was holding the gun out like a target-shooter , everything wrong , and he did n't speak because he could n't think of a thing to say . |
| 5 | ‘ We suddenly realized that we were as free as air , and could n't think of a thing to do with this unexpected liberty . |
| 6 | He looked so serious that Maggie could n't think of a thing to say . |
| 7 | She gasped in surprise , her heart suddenly started to race and , while her mind went blank , Fabia could n't think of a thing to say . |