Example sentences of "[noun prp] could not [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the unique wartime relationship with the United States could not conceal the continuing decline of Britain within the " Big Three " . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | If IBM could not stem the rising tide of networked democracy , will the PRO fare any better ? |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | But Ferdinand 's bankrupt Spain could not produce the small army that might have postponed defeat . |
| 11 | In the near-total darkness Dong could not see the old coolie stretched out on the muddy floor beside them . |
| 12 | Lacking comparable communications , the northern division of Buckinghamshire could not match the wealth of the Chilterns and other arable regions . |
| 13 | But Tepilit could not follow the reasoning . |
| 14 | As a Christian moralist Simon could not tolerate the seemingly deliberate flouting of principle by the extensionist lobby . |
| 15 | AS a victim of the eating disorder bulimia , Joanna Grenside could not face the Christmas season of family meals and parties . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | At this point Miss Honey could not resist the temptation of exploring still further the mind of this astonishing child . |
| 18 | Power did count in the end , though , for try as she might Mills could not contain the might of Italy 's Emanuela Pierantozzi , the European champion , who stood a head taller and reached over with a powerful grip . |
| 19 | Try as he would , Ray Doyle could not shake the sensation of being watched . |
| 20 | All around her were the smiling faces so lacking at Oreste 's birth , for Ellen and William could not match the pride of Ferdinando nor the ecstasy of Pen , and she felt loved and treasured not pitifully alone and bereft . |
| 21 | Roly-poly Bernard could not understand the fuss last night . |
| 22 | In this case the ECJ ruled that Germany could not ban the importing of Cassis de Dijon ( a French alcoholic beverage ) , on the grounds that it did not conform to German rules and regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages . |
| 23 | Germany could not risk the loss of her other great air hero , and on the Kaiser 's personal order a frustrated Boelcke was grounded and sent on training tours of the Russian front . |
| 24 | These modifications virtually ensured that Germany could not win the ensuing battle and would ultimately lose the war . |
| 25 | Unfortunately , Lola could not deliver the cars in time for Indianapolis and Mr Rahal failed to qualify for the race . |
| 26 | Deng Xiaoping could not tolerate the loss of face of postponement . |
| 27 | Of course Tolkien could not accept the basic postulate that elves were angels ; like the story of the fairy and the Bible-reader , that is the product of a strict Christianity with very little space for outsiders . |
| 28 | Citrine and Self were preoccupied with the administrative problems of vesting , organisational initiatives , and Area Board relations ; and their new cramped headquarters in Great Portland Street could not absorb the CEB organisation . |
| 29 | This meant that Mr Wright and the Darlington Cricket Club secretary Mr Brian Dobson could not take the West Indian official team portrait . |
| 30 | Lily could not catch the reply . |