Example sentences of "[vb mod] n't [vb infin] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as Paul Gascoigne was overcome with emotion at England 's World Cup exit in Italia '90 , Cantona could n't hold back the tears when he was joined on the chat show sofa … by his grandmother . |
| 2 | ‘ He could n't go out the front door to play without being mugged . ’ |
| 3 | He heard two men arguing , but with water lapping in his ears he could n't make out the words . |
| 4 | Maggie glanced at her alarm clock , but could n't make out the time . |
| 5 | Although Maggie could n't make out the exact words , she knew they were from both sides . |
| 6 | With this she knocked away the snow from the lettering — but then found she could n't make out the words in the dark . |
| 7 | He tried to speak but she could n't make out the words . |
| 8 | At first , her eyes still full of tears , she could n't make out the figure . |
| 9 | But not so deafening that she could n't make out the anguished cries of : ‘ Wheee … |
| 10 | On another low table by the wall there was an inexpensive stereo unit and some uneven stacks of records ; he could n't make out the details on the posters on the wall above the unit , but they might have been Escher prints . |
| 11 | She saw the Jaguar parked there but could n't make out the identity of its occupant . |
| 12 | Someone was yelling , but Christine could n't make out the words . |
| 13 | She could n't make out the expression on his face as he spoke , and in a way she was glad that she could n't . |
| 14 | Also I could n't shake off the imprint of The Fat Controller 's locutions . |
| 15 | ‘ Despite several rests ranging from a few days up to a whole week , I could n't shake off the injury and it just got worse . |
| 16 | The thrust of his invasive tongue was unbelievably erotic … it was frightening , and exciting , and even the grim memory of Mortimer could n't shake off the shivers of reaction in her stomach . |
| 17 | Firing blanks LEE CHAPMAN and his Leeds team-mates could n't break down the Stuttgart defence as they began their European campaign in Germany last night |
| 18 | But the most annoying aspect of the early period was the lack of real interest shown by our first council members — at times we could n't muster up the required six members for a quorum at the monthly meetings . |
| 19 | ‘ Could n't let down the guv'nor , ’ Bob said cheerfully . |
| 20 | I , standing on my tiptoes I could n't see out the window to , to look out to the stage erm , and there was a huge step up , it was about that , which was great for people 's bad backs and if you got up on that , erm then you sat on top of a very high cocktail chair , in fact one of our people had to kneel on top of the high cocktail chair , to look , to see down , over the window , down to the stage and they did n't give us a sound feed which would sound familiar |
| 21 | So I got one side but I bloody could n't get out the other side . |
| 22 | I would imagine i , i , if they went to look at it for fire and , or anything like that you 'd be in the wrong cos you could n't get out the kitchen . |
| 23 | No , in the end we just could n't turn down the money . |
| 24 | I could n't keep up the pretence any longer . |
| 25 | If he could n't keep up the whacked — out , languid image , you feel he 'd be ripping himself apart with guilt and recriminations . |
| 26 | But it was n't actually , it were something else , and people were finding that their goods were repossessed because they could n't keep up the payments . |
| 27 | The goalkeeper got a finger to it but could n't keep out the screamer . |
| 28 | He tried to hit me , kept pummelling me with his podgy fists , but he could n't summon up the necessary enthusiasm . |
| 29 | and could n't pick up the sodding two . |
| 30 | What about in rounders when you could n't pick up the ball . |