Example sentences of "and could [not/n't] [vb infin] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had done very little swapping of horses , mainly because Nails refused to and Hoomey , having become accustomed to the feel of Bones 's hulk beneath him , was terrified by what he called the ‘ slippery ’ ponies — Midnight and Firelight — and could not make Spot move at all . |
| 2 | Because SOEs were created for multiple reasons , most faced conflicting pressures from various constituencies and could not reconcile multiple , and conflicting , objectives . |
| 3 | These groups might enter into semi-permanent contracts with academics who had similar interests , and develop rules about who could and could not take part in a ‘ course ’ in a particular ‘ subject ’ and how that ‘ course ’ should be conducted . |
| 4 | they could parse accurately and analyse poetry , but they spoke the perverted Lancashire dialect of the towns , had a narrow vocabulary , and could not understand diction … |
| 5 | Although many boatmen 's wives acted as crew they were not recognised as such and could not get compensation for injury or sick pay . |
| 6 | It was clear to me that we dared not and could not use money from the Department . |
| 7 | The other two national winners are Tracy Young , who was born with two holes in her heart and could n't walk til she was five — her prize was for her personal achievement in ballroom and latin dancing … and Ronnie Broomhall who is the first person in the country with learning difficulties to become a qualified amateur gymnastics coach . |
| 8 | Everything seemed in order until a week before your departure when the hotel contacted Saga to say it was overbooked and could n't accommodate Saga 's clients . |
| 9 | And er there was only one who could n't take part and he was in the fire brigade and could n't take part because they were er his employers . |
| 10 | He loved soccer and could n't remember baseball ; neither could he remember California , except for a vague recollection of sunshine and a white house and what seemed an enormous swimming pool , although Clare laughed and told him it had really been quite small — for LA . |