Example sentences of "[noun sg] could [not/n't] [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Huy could not believe that Merymose could not see that . |
| 2 | Nenna could n't believe this . |
| 3 | But certain types of script could not tolerate that proportion and these must inevitably suffer in rating if you use a fixed format text analyser like Maxi-Read . |
| 4 | Tears would not bring him back , but somehow her mind could not register that , and she could not stop the slow salt trickle from creeping down her cheeks . |
| 5 | It was such an utterly unexpected development that his mind could not register any immediate reaction beyond amazement . |
| 6 | " Once , " said Daniel , " I was in Charing Cross Hospital , someone 's kid had taken an overdose and died , they pump them out there regular as clockwork but this one 's liver could n't take any more . |
| 7 | The law could not protect this man from thugs . |
| 8 | The law could n't do much to her , and she 'd probably get a few columns . |
| 9 | The council could not treat some traders differently from others . |
| 10 | And er at that time when it was being mooted the , the council could not spend this charitable trust money without putting into jeopardy vast sums of money from revenue grant |
| 11 | But this Keynesian demand management could not dispel much of the economic uncertainty faced by business . |
| 12 | In reality , just as the user could n't care less what language a piece of software was written in , it does n't matter which one is used by the desktop publishing program . |
| 13 | Except under an order of the court , a creditor could not enter any premises to take possession of goods subject to a regulated hire-purchase agreement or other such agreements . |
| 14 | Last year was abysmal , we conceeded so many goals because the defence could n't cope most notable occasion was Man City away where 2 of their 4 goals came from shite defending ie defenders unable to pass back to the goalie who would then pick it up . |
| 15 | In addition , even this measure could not guarantee that recent flood levels would not be exceeded . |
| 16 | Léonie could not say this to anyone . |
| 17 | At the moment we are also paying for a specialist company to provide address labels in postcode order ( to quality for Presstream ) because until a few weeks ago the National Office computer could not do this task . |
| 18 | And since Cambridge University of 1924 was hardly likely to breed recruits for the Labour Party — that took another three years — the young men and women of the university could not do much but move , or move further , towards the Conservative side . |
| 19 | An SD report from Berchtesgaden noted : ‘ The broad mass could n't care less what the future Europe looks like . |
| 20 | It was held that the seller could not recover any of the price since the buyer was no longer the owner of either of the cars , the ownership having reverted to the seller on the resale . |
| 21 | Enabling you to allocate different joystick commands to the three coloured pedals , this nifty little piece of hardware will certainly add a good deal of realism to any driving games you may have in your collection ( except Hard Drivin' , of course , as even a steering wheel and gear shift could n't fuel-inject any realism into that ! ) . |
| 22 | As it turned out , of course , the people in the seedy upstairs room could n't provide any of the raw exuberance he wanted . |
| 23 | Those who were seriously engaged in geology or biology could not allow such reasoning either , although in a sense it only represented the idea that science can not deal with origins , carried to an extreme . |
| 24 | And when she had thought sensation could not go any higher or wider or further , he touched her lightly and tenderly in the vulnerable V between her legs . |
| 25 | ‘ Anne , ’ Christine said eagerly to the surprised Anne , ‘ did n't you say that your daddy could n't get enough mistletoe to sell this Christmas ? ’ |
| 26 | A general right of recovery of overpaid tax could not incorporate any such restriction . |
| 27 | Doctors have told Marti ( 47 ) , that her body could not withstand any further chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment . |
| 28 | But Mr Smidovitch said the team could not declare that on its own . |
| 29 | Perdita could n't get any sense out of the gaudy retinue round Dancer 's pool . |
| 30 | Besides , every week we were told that because of its enormous cost the war could not last another month . ’ |