Example sentences of "[coord] could not [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nathan blushed and stammered , returning his gaze to where she herself lay ; she was , he wanted to say , the loveliest thing he had ever seen , and could not they name the baby after her ? |
| 2 | In many ways the Council of Europe was little more than a continuation of the traditional format of cooperation , transcribed to a bigger stage , and could not itself move forward to a supranational or federalist future . |
| 3 | Such a congress would not be a substitute for an elected Constituent Assembly and could not itself write a new constitution . |
| 4 | When , a long time ago now , Stephen had tried to call him Dad or Father and drop the babyish name , he had shouted that Stephen was all he had in the world and could n't he have a little bit of kindness and call him by the one name that meant something ? |
| 5 | Widows of shipwrights in the royal dockyards had the right to enter apprentices , but could not themselves enter . |
| 6 | She used to enjoy it , but could n't he tell that she had changed ? |
| 7 | And I know there 's still Petula , but could n't you explain to her — ’ |
| 8 | ‘ But could n't I get hold of his address , somehow ? |