Example sentences of "could [adv] do [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The GenTech labs could n't do anything about the common cold and no government had been able to develop a workable public transport system , but when it came to deathware , why , there were wonderful new toys on the market every fall , just in time for Christmas . |
| 2 | And I could n't do anything about the body , could I ? |
| 3 | But , since she could n't do anything about the car situation until that wretched part had been delivered , should n't she concentrate her worries on what she could do something about ? |
| 4 | He so concentrated on his dialogue — I never had to reshoot a scene because Kenny fluffed a line — that he could n't do anything at the same time as he was talking . ’ |
| 5 | So , they could n't do anything in the meantime . |
| 6 | He added : ‘ Ferzana wanted to watch TV and could n't do it at the family gathering . ’ |
| 7 | Er you ca you could n't do it on the phone anyway It 's a case of out and er sitting with , having a coffee with the old guy . |
| 8 | There were so many mistakes I could n't do it over the telephone . |
| 9 | Hick , speaking as the England squad completed its pre-Indian tour preparations at Lilleshall yesterday , added : ‘ I wanted to know why my form in the one-day internationals was good , while I could n't do it in the Tests . |