Example sentences of "[conj] could [not/n't] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cos an investigator that could n't do stage twos ? |
| 2 | There was muzak echoing from cheap speakers , generated from a cassette somewhere that could n't keep speed . |
| 3 | A test ban that could not inspire confidence would undermine stability and might even provoke a new arms race . |
| 4 | They had done very little swapping of horses , mainly because Nails refused to and Hoomey , having become accustomed to the feel of Bones 's hulk beneath him , was terrified by what he called the ‘ slippery ’ ponies — Midnight and Firelight — and could not make Spot move at all . |
| 5 | Because SOEs were created for multiple reasons , most faced conflicting pressures from various constituencies and could not reconcile multiple , and conflicting , objectives . |
| 6 | These groups might enter into semi-permanent contracts with academics who had similar interests , and develop rules about who could and could not take part in a ‘ course ’ in a particular ‘ subject ’ and how that ‘ course ’ should be conducted . |
| 7 | they could parse accurately and analyse poetry , but they spoke the perverted Lancashire dialect of the towns , had a narrow vocabulary , and could not understand diction … |
| 8 | Although many boatmen 's wives acted as crew they were not recognised as such and could not get compensation for injury or sick pay . |
| 9 | It was clear to me that we dared not and could not use money from the Department . |
| 10 | The other two national winners are Tracy Young , who was born with two holes in her heart and could n't walk til she was five — her prize was for her personal achievement in ballroom and latin dancing … and Ronnie Broomhall who is the first person in the country with learning difficulties to become a qualified amateur gymnastics coach . |
| 11 | Everything seemed in order until a week before your departure when the hotel contacted Saga to say it was overbooked and could n't accommodate Saga 's clients . |
| 12 | And er there was only one who could n't take part and he was in the fire brigade and could n't take part because they were er his employers . |
| 13 | He loved soccer and could n't remember baseball ; neither could he remember California , except for a vague recollection of sunshine and a white house and what seemed an enormous swimming pool , although Clare laughed and told him it had really been quite small — for LA . |
| 14 | Accountant Ralph Sharp , who heads G W Run-Off , has told Gooda Walker names he tried to achieve a market settlement through Lloyd 's , but could not reach agreement . |
| 15 | In Re Peachdart ( 1983 Ch.D. ) the sellers of leather which the buyers then made into handbags could reserve title in the leather which they supplied but could not reserve title in the handbags which were newly created goods . |
| 16 | The draft constitution had been submitted to the House of Representatives on June 4 [ see p. 38278 ] but could not become law until it had been approved by referendum , according to President Joseph Momoh . |
| 17 | Shepherd phoned the police and taxis , but could not get help . |