Example sentences of "could not [vb infin] a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Emig said there were gaps in the evidence and that , in the commission 's view , the South African track and field federation could not conduct a doping control as their membership of the International Amateur Athletic Federation was still under suspension . |
| 2 | I have read of a good bishop that was to be burnt for his religion ; and he tried how he could bear it , by putting his fingers into the lighted candle : so I t' other day tried , when Rachel 's back was turned , if I could not scour a pewter plate she had begun . |
| 3 | He said : ‘ I could not sell a Eubank-Barkley fight in the States after that performance . |
| 4 | People were refused regular blood pressure testing because they were 65 , they could not obtain a mobility allowance following an accident which occurred when they were 65 , they were not welcomed by voluntary agencies who — one would imagine — are crying out for workers . |
| 5 | There was also a large new bookshop and several shops selling stationery and filing cabinets and offering the opportunity of faxing or photocopying documents of such significance that they must be duplicated , but Camille 's mother could not buy a mop bucket or a length of elastic or a wheel of cheese without going to the centre of town . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , Mr Clewes fell sick and could not find a replacement driver . |
| 7 | But in 1979 the creation of peace was clearly a settling of an account : should a quarrel between a Zuwaya and men from Zliten occur in the future , that particular issue could not become a component element of it , for all the shaikhs concerned had agreed that the peace made was a good one . |
| 8 | However I could not become a sperm donor ( Letters NI 189 ) , especially if this would mean I would never know my child or the woman who bore it . |
| 9 | He had to be able to perform even though already ‘ at this young age he had a realistic approach to his future and with his ‘ banana feet ’ realized that he could not become a danseur noble and that his great interest was in choreography . |
| 10 | In the latter case WWR were rather pushed into running the event because slalom could not run a World Championships alone without a corresponding WWR event . |
| 11 | The majority say it is the fault of a Weak Government which could not run a Whelk Stall . |
| 12 | At the door she could not resist a parting shot . |
| 13 | But that was n't the end of it ; they had made up their minds to sample every diversion that Wickhams had to offer , and went on to explore the entire store , from Haberdashery , where Mabel bought some knicker-elastic , to Hardware , where Florrie could not resist a patent vegetable slicer which was being demonstrated by a lady in a snowy white apron , who showed them how the little gadget peeled apples , chipped potatoes , sliced onions and generally made itself invaluable to the busy housewife . |
| 14 | For those who could not afford a seaside holiday — and they were still many — excursions provided the escape . |
| 15 | Perhaps , when she had recovered from this encounter , he could suggest that they become engaged , albeit in an unacknowledged fashion as he could not afford a ring worthy of her . |
| 16 | For a few weeks all went well , until three New Bradwell ex POWs , Ron Preston , Jack Henshaw and George Wood could not get a hire car due to petrol being rationed . |
| 17 | I , for one , could n't make a 10in bowl in 45 minutes — at least , not one with which I would be satisfied . |
| 18 | Which basically found it could n't make a railway service run and dropped it . |
| 19 | It was hard to explain to a youngster who was bright but not particularly well educated that I could n't make a nerve work . |
| 20 | I could n't give a toss Peter . |
| 21 | I could n't give a shit dad . |
| 22 | This cost them the lead , and though they recovered well they could n't stop a second Risley boat , crewed by husband and wife team and , slipping through to take the chequered flag after five circuits . |
| 23 | The Press would never have been able to do its destructive job without the help of Labour figures who could n't pass a TV camera or journalist 's notebook without making a disloyal remark . |
| 24 | He contacted the South Africans who had been told they could n't meet a council delegation independently and invited them to a meeting in Darlington town hall . |
| 25 | ‘ A fucking lion tamer , ’ he said , looking at Paddy , ‘ ye could n't tame a pussy cat . ’ |
| 26 | If I could n't produce a marriage date , and Nigel could n't officially be registered dead without it , perhaps he was n't , because legally he could n't be , and when I got home I 'd find … |
| 27 | He believed that there were ‘ some ’ , but he could n't name a Guards regiment with a black soldier in it . |
| 28 | She could n't have er she could n't have a feather pillow . |
| 29 | When it was being drawn up ‘ we agreed we could n't have a cash limit and we never said there would be a cash limit ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ You could n't fill a telephone box ! |