Example sentences of "could [adv] [verb] it [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the men tried to jump on board , but could n't make it as the Jeep was travelling too fast . |
| 2 | and he could n't do it and the worse thing was everybody in the pool had gone go on |
| 3 | Among the more imaginative excuses were ‘ I could n't do it because the dog was pining , ’ ‘ the file fell in the bin and the cleaners came ’ and ‘ my wife wanted to make love ’ , finanacial recruitment consultants Accountemps found . |
| 4 | But we could n't get it because the no gas . |
| 5 | She could n't help it if the spider came to her . |
| 6 | ‘ I could n't believe it when the ball went in . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I could n't believe it when the letter came , ’ she said . |
| 8 | Doreen could n't believe it when the letter popped through her letterbox from the council . |