Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Edmonds said all companies would have to pay the same base rate so they could not complain of unfair competition . |
| 2 | A DEPRESSED mum has vanished with her three mischievous sons after saying she could not cope with long school holidays and mounting debts . |
| 3 | The revolutionaries tended to be drawn from those who could not cope with normal life , with a regular profession , with human relationships . |
| 4 | British Rail had introduced new safety measures over the last few months , but they could not legislate against criminal vandalism |
| 5 | I could not sleep for sheer fatigue . |
| 6 | Waterwheels could not function at low water , so adjustable wheels were made . |
| 7 | Grunwald argued that since the foundation of the sociology of knowledge was ‘ axiological ’ rather than a science with an epistemology , it could not engage in empirical research . |
| 8 | In the face of unprecedented levels of unemployment , the unemployed themselves were pressing demands on the West Ham Board of Guardians for adequate levels of relief — demands that the guardians could not meet without heavy borrowing from the government . |
| 9 | Scott could not succeed without outside finance , and soon this was supplied by David Astor , then editor of the London Observer , who put up half the money for a new venture , the Central African Mail , which began publishing in 1960 . |
| 10 | He added that the world could not rely on American growth to pull it out of recession , and suggested that Europe should lower interest rates . |
| 11 | With Gwendolen certain to change her vote , and as he could not rely on foolish Angelina to change hers , the situation was dangerous in the extreme . |
| 12 | The high level of research interest and activity to be found in the Faculty could not exist without excellent research facilities . |
| 13 | So , although a rich source of status and prestige , athletics could not compare with professional sport in terms of material gain . |
| 14 | This could not happen in spoken language interpreting since the buffer would have two spoken codes vying for one output . |
| 15 | Hitler 's instruction to curb anti-Polish activity meant that what they could not accomplish by open violence or legalistic chicanery they would have to accomplish by stealth and skulduggery . |
| 16 | Mr Anderson told the tribunal he could not apply for bad debt relief until 12 months after the debt had arisen while Customs had penalised him for paying the VAT ‘ a mere 16 days late . ’ |
| 17 | What we could not take by political intrigue and threats we took by ‘ gun-boat diplomacy ’ . |
| 18 | When he read stories about Balder , Adonis and Bacchus , he was prepared to ‘ feel the myth as profound and suggestive of meanings beyond my grasp even tho ’ I could not say in cold prose ‘ what it meant ’ . |
| 19 | Of course , it could not come without national repentance and renewal on a grand scale . |
| 20 | The Kiltex mill in Dar es salaam closed temporarily due to lack of water and shortage of spare parts , while the Arusha Mill could not operate to full capacity because polyester yarn could not be imported in sufficient quantities . |
| 21 | These findings of fact were given remarkably short shrift by Lord Parker C.J. who held that the conduct could not amount to insulting behaviour . |
| 22 | While the state could not develop without female labour ( at one time , as a result of Stalin 's purges and World War II , there were 40% more women than men in the working population ) , equally , it could not afford to replace the role of the wife and mother in the home . |
| 23 | It is an example of construction : the liberality lies in finding a legal framework for an intention which could not work at civil law : that any acquirer of the money should be liable under the trust . |
| 24 | Grandparents could not count on natural loyalty : rather ; they had to positively create their roles by winning a child 's affection . |
| 25 | She could n't rail into thin air . |
| 26 | Right I put this together ah very quickly just before you came in , I thought it would be useful to get some feedback on the education the two educational events that have taken place so far , now unfortunately I could n't go to Topping Printing but you were there Ann |
| 27 | We could n't tender for new business . |
| 28 | Dot did n't mind about the toys and she knew she could n't ask for ginger pop because that cost money but she would have liked to have had her victory token back . |
| 29 | Yes — there , look , a hairline , but I could n't say with absolute certainty that it 's a fracture . ’ |
| 30 | Still , she liked one or two of the collective , Xanthe had put some money in ( actually five hundred pounds , a fair whack ) when Miranda had asked her to , so she felt bound to give the paper some support in kind , and the office was fun — she liked pitching in with headings , sidebars , suggested stories , and pasting up till the small hours , with the help of ciggies and carafe wine ; the sex gossip was the best in town , which made up for the coffee ( though they could afford dope , they could n't rise to real coffee , and had at one time even resorted to the bitter brown syrup Camp , with the turbaned lascar on the label ) . |