Example sentences of "[noun prp] could [not/n't] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs. Pridmore could n't see the sense of more examinations and all this talking about a career . |
| 2 | His shoulders were shaking , Bernice could n't imagine the messages that might be passing between the Doctor and his time machine . |
| 3 | Even the unique wartime relationship with the United States could not conceal the continuing decline of Britain within the " Big Three " . |
| 4 | He added that few of America 's allies would have supported military action in Indo-China , and he believed that since the United States could not run the free world by itself a reappraisal of its policies was necessary to retain allied support . |
| 5 | Marie could n't remember the end of the scene . |
| 6 | Scott could n't see the name painted along one side of it but he 'd already been told it was called The Abbott . |
| 7 | At Battersea , Scott could not alter the basic design of the building and he much disliked the ‘ upturned table ’ appearance created by the four corner chimneys . |
| 8 | The dairy trade complaint was given a boost last autumn when the Monopolies and Mergers Commission said the SMMB could not buy the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society 's milk business and , in passing , criticised the board 's plans to be , in the jargon , a vertically integrated co-op . |
| 9 | Understand why Sylvie could n't stand the sight of the girl . |
| 10 | Harry had told her very little about his discussion with Sir Gregory : all she knew was that Tristram had been caught trespassing and that Jennifer had been caught going to meet him ; but although each had sworn that nothing untoward had happened , and their reserve and good behaviour seemed to confirm their innocence , Ann could not forget the scandal they had caused ten years before , nor could she believe that Tristram would have scaled the Roscarrock wall simply to sit with his cousin and talk . |
| 11 | Pat could n't believe the comments she was receiving from people who noticed the marked difference in her shape . |
| 12 | Schmidt and Genscher could not repeat the dramatic advances in foreign policy made by Brandt , and some Germans remained disappointed by the lack of political change in the East , but Genscher 's reputation grew enormously as foreign minister , helping the FDP 's popularity . |
| 13 | If IBM could not stem the rising tide of networked democracy , will the PRO fare any better ? |
| 14 | But the movement to the Right took far longer than this implies ; Wordsworth continued to admire Charles James Fox , the Whig leader , although Fox was in favour of making peace with Napoleon , but after visiting France in 1802 Wordsworth could not stomach the Whigs as a party . |
| 15 | But after winning in Galway and on the Circuit of Ireland , McHale could n't keep the momentum going in Killarney last weekend and found himself virtually out of the hunt after just one stage . |
| 16 | Their eyes locked again but because of the closeness of him now Ruth could n't break the contact . |
| 17 | Since Ferdinand 's instructions to the Junta of Government ( which he left in Madrid to govern while he was at Bayonne ) were to cultivate French friendship at all costs , and since these counsels were not modified until after the outbreak of a popular rising , it meant that official Spain could not take the leadership of the instinctive movement against France . |
| 18 | But Ferdinand 's bankrupt Spain could not produce the small army that might have postponed defeat . |
| 19 | In the near-total darkness Dong could not see the old coolie stretched out on the muddy floor beside them . |
| 20 | In front of her most of the herd seemed to be grazing alongside the path , on either side of it , but Brenda could n't leave the path on her bike . |
| 21 | And Eva could n't leave the house without returning and saying , ‘ Hey , Haroon , I found something you might like ’ — a book on Japanese gardens , a silk scarf , a Waterman 's pen , an Ella Fitzgerald record and , once , a kite . |
| 22 | Lacking comparable communications , the northern division of Buckinghamshire could not match the wealth of the Chilterns and other arable regions . |
| 23 | But Tepilit could not follow the reasoning . |
| 24 | As a Christian moralist Simon could not tolerate the seemingly deliberate flouting of principle by the extensionist lobby . |
| 25 | AS a victim of the eating disorder bulimia , Joanna Grenside could not face the Christmas season of family meals and parties . |
| 26 | But hopes of an early offer were dashed yesterday when Peter Bonfield , chairman and chief executive , said the flotation was likely to be later rather than sooner because ICL could not meet the Fujitsu criterion of sustaining a market price of 225p a share . |
| 27 | At this point Miss Honey could not resist the temptation of exploring still further the mind of this astonishing child . |
| 28 | Trent could n't place the accent . |
| 29 | There was her car , but if Ven could n't get the garage to get a replacement part before next Tuesday , then she was certain that Lubor could n't . |
| 30 | Isabel could n't hear the words clearly , but she knew the voice . |