Example sentences of "could n't [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could n't leave them any money because all she had was an annuity that would come to an end when she died , but Mister Johnny 's got a little bit that his parents left him and Hepzibah makes some from the poultry , so they should have just enough . |
| 2 | erm you could n't pay them ten pound a week |
| 3 | Ideally we might have preferred a juvenile actress , but with the restrictions on the hours children can work in Television we knew we could n't do it that way . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Oh no , you could n't do it that way otherwise the horse would be certain to win . ’ |
| 5 | Well it holding it in pawn , waiting for somebody to ask him to have a drink , and invariably somebody would but if they did ask him they 'd always ask him back next time you know if they could n't do it this time . |
| 6 | I could n't fancy it this year , you know , but er |
| 7 | ‘ You could n't lend me some money , Sam ? ’ |
| 8 | I could n't meet you last Saturday because he came for me , and took me away . |
| 9 | Turned back to Ormanroyd who could n't control it first time and that was enough for Forest to win it back . |
| 10 | She could n't have it both ways . |
| 11 | He could n't have it both ways . |
| 12 | The target , he was already fidgety , I could n't follow him all day , not a target who was that sharp . |
| 13 | I could n't see yous false pretences , okay ? |
| 14 | Not that I could n't ring you any time while they 're here , ’ she added hurriedly , as if feeling guilty of being underhand while her parents were out of the way . |
| 15 | You could n't cut them that day cos they were hot , you see , the day you killed them the , cos father was a rare man he , when we got , we got two fridges , we used to kill a week in hand , you see , one lot was in one fridge , that was in there a week before we touched it yeah . |
| 16 | I thought I could n't find them last week . |
| 17 | Then I said to them , " Its a pity you could n't find me foster parents " , and the social worker said , " What a brilliant idea ! " |
| 18 | ‘ I could n't find him last night . |
| 19 | He was a nice person and I think he was genuinely interested in how David was getting on , although he could n't get him any bookings . |
| 20 | So well Paul come out , I was talking to Steven and he said I come home last night and he said I could n't park me bloody car up cos there were cars everywhere , and they were all theirs . |
| 21 | She that er that cream , and I could n't doing it any good . |