Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [vb infin] more than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the cylinders were so small they could not hold more than a minute of material . |
| 2 | Cup-tie , with Bailey playing for the well-known London amateur side , Walthamstow Avenue , who switched the replay to Stamford Bridge because their home ground could not hold more than a fraction of the spectators who wanted to attend . |
| 3 | Central party funds could not pay more than a tiny proportion of the total cost of running a local association in every constituency ; not paying the piper they were unable to call the tune . |
| 4 | You could never expect things to last , after all , could not plan more than a few days ahead . |
| 5 | Secondly , a company 's articles could not require more than a 50% majority for the appointment or removal of directors , nor confer on holders of a particular class of shares an exclusive right to nominate directors . |
| 6 | The poor old PCW could n't hold more than a couple of thousand . |
| 7 | Scotland could n't manage more than a tweak of the giants ' noses , but showed that there 's still such a thing as going down with honour . |
| 8 | Whilst out selling with sales manager Anne King [ and sold £1,500 in two days ] , they had an appointment with a certain Mr Gomez who could n't speak more than a couple of words of English . |
| 9 | Claudia could n't eat more than a morsel of the beef Roman had ordered . |
| 10 | At one time , you could n't travel more than a half day across Ireland without coming across the Draoicht Suan in one form or another . |