Example sentences of "[noun] could [not/n't] [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | Severe amnesia could n't make me forget you . |
| 2 | But my parents could n't control me . |
| 3 | ‘ I also had to give up my part-time Communications course which the Jo'burg job was paying for , because the salary in Durban was much lower and my parents could n't help me when it was all they could do to meet Dad 's medical expenses , since he never made any sort of provision for the future . |
| 4 | Karen could n't believe I got back so quickly the other day . |
| 5 | If for any reason I had to spend the night in town and my friend Wilma could n't have me , I could stay there very cheaply with the girls . |
| 6 | If I felt compelled to hold that the taxpayer in this case could not recover I would share the no little regret expressed by my noble and learned friend , Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle . |
| 7 | My imagination could not take me to such depths of anger , so I implored her to tell me what was happening before Kareem ( my husband ) paid his afternoon visit . |
| 8 | And erm then a I , Gillian could n't see me on Thursday , and then Friday William is coming up for half term , so er |
| 9 | The King could not persuade me , and unfortunately he never forgot that I had refused to do what he wanted . |
| 10 | Daine could n't make me feel guilty . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've been an Overseas ’ Corporation Executive for the last ten years and I 've always been told that the reason the Corporation could n't pay me the salary it paid to Americans doing similar work was because my salary had to be related to British salary scales . ’ |
| 12 | The God-King and his people could n't stop me , or retaliate , or even demand their money back . |
| 13 | Most of the reinforcements could not inform me of the health of Colonel Vaughan , but they all had vivid recollections of the most unusual weather conditions in the Highlands , and at the moment regarded their situation here in Normandy as an improvement on Achnacarry . |
| 14 | I was just old enough to become crazy about cowboy films , but even handsome Buck Jones could n't make me like Auntie Julie any better . |
| 15 | I knew that a dead man could not harm me , but did n't hang around to test the theory . |
| 16 | Anne could not help me — she was a governess for the Robinson family , and now Branwell had a job there too , teaching their young son . |
| 17 | The walls of the cottage were thick enough to shut out the worst sounds of the storm 's buffeting , and even the creaking of doors and rattling of windows could not keep me awake for long . |
| 18 | I became ill again , and Elizabeth 's love could not help me . |
| 19 | The boys could n't believe me but they had to do what I told them to do … . |
| 20 | The Home Country could not detain me long . |
| 21 | Julie could n't forgive me for that . |
| 22 | My mother could n't believe I 'd turned down the highest single accolade known to show business aside from This Is Your Life ( which I 've also managed to avoid by dint of a pact with the reclusive man with whom I share my digs ) . |
| 23 | ‘ When Tony could n't get me to climax , he wanted to ask another girl over , ’ Clare said . |
| 24 | ‘ One Sierra I looked at had done 112,000 miles but the dealer could n't tell me whether it had been once or twice around the clock . ’ |