Example sentences of "could not [verb] 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 . |