Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [vb infin] [verb] it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she walked into Matthew 's sitting-room , Sara could not help comparing it with the drawing-room downstairs , it was so clean and fresh and comfortable . |
| 2 | Of course , Mr Nakamura could not have done it without a lot of help from his staff : two of them resigned with him and all other executives are taking a six month pay cut of between 20 per cent and 50 per cent . |
| 3 | The organisation of the celebrations on such a large scale was a major success for Pateman and although he could not have known it at the time he was in the final few months of his long and difficult years of service to the District and the WEA . |
| 4 | She says she just could n't have made it through those times without the support of her actor boyfriend , Robert Lugan . |
| 5 | Even Jim could n't have fixed it for Gideon to be a military hero , or Moses a great leader , or Peter to be a rock-like dependable person , or Jeremiah a powerful preacher ; but God could and did . |
| 6 | It is said that 50 per cent of people in Basildon read the Sun , and the appalling ‘ Terry ’ Dicks also claims ‘ I could n't have done it without the Sun ’ . |
| 7 | I could n't have done it without the help my husband gave |
| 8 | But , no , my husband has helped an awful lot , I could n't have done it without him . |
| 9 | ‘ That 's right , ’ Laura exclaimed , ‘ I could n't have done it without you . |
| 10 | I could n't have done it without you . ’ |
| 11 | We could n't have done it without them . |
| 12 | ‘ I could n't have done it without help from a Ministry grant and my brother Matthew . |
| 13 | I could n't have spilt it by going whoop ! |
| 14 | But you could n't have shown it to anyone , could you ? |
| 15 | ‘ He could n't have sold it to a Jew . |
| 16 | I could n't help contrasting it with Antrim , Edinburgh , Gateshead , even Crystal Palace where you needed two or three tracksuits just to keep warm . |
| 17 | So we thought , ‘ We 'll get the National Trust to take it , ’ and we were flabbergasted when we found out that the Trust could n't afford to take it without an endowment . |