Example sentences of "and could not [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The members of the commission could not gain entry to north Korea and could not observe the nature of elections there . |
| 2 | The Labour Party began its own Book Service at the end of 1939 in an attempt to provide the alternative , but its efforts were hindered by the war and could not attract a fraction of the readership achieved by the Left Book Club . |
| 3 | A southern Italian , he had taught up until now in a village near Naples and could not speak a word either of Slovene or of Triestino . |
| 4 | They had only about one hundred and fifty yards to gather speed and could not achieve a full gallop in the time . |
| 5 | One other man , a Henry W. Harris , a railway official , went to his rescue , and succeeded in reaching the drowning swimmer , but got into difficulties himself and could not bring the other to the shore . |
| 6 | She longed to encounter some other human presence and could not bear the thought of it . |
| 7 | Alice , who had several times caught Tom looking admiringly at her while they were coming up there in the tube , and could not forget the way he had held out his hand to her while they sang the duet , wondered if having the room next to his was a good idea . |
| 8 | A second patient , who presented with anaemia , lived alone and in poor social circumstances and could not manage a gluten free diet . |
| 9 | I had fallen many times and could not control the wheelbarrow unless I was close enough for my legs to bang into it . |
| 10 | National unity came late and could not conquer the sense of belonging to pre-national societies . |
| 11 | If Mr Major lost his majority and could not do a deal with another party , would he be entitled as Prime Minister to request a dissolution and a second election ? |
| 12 | It was obvious he was out of control and could not stop the springs . |
| 13 | However , she was beginning to feel her age and could not face an argument until it was unavoidable . |
| 14 | She claimed the King had left a suicide note for his father , saying he wanted to die because he had cancer and could not face an agonising death . |
| 15 | The present writer has no experience in microbiology and could not tell the difference between bacilli and cocci if he saw them . |
| 16 | Umpire David Archer , in his 28th Test , was following the flight of the ball and could not give the decision , obvious by instant TV replay to viewers as far away as Johannesburg and London and , more pertinently , to reserve umpire Lloyd Barker and match referee Raman Subba Row in the pavilion . |
| 17 | These three teachers were struggling to survive in an inner-city school and could not give the evaluation project the kind of commitment it really deserved . |
| 18 | At one point , John decided that he wanted to learn about music , although in fact he newer acquired much technical knowledge of the subject , and could not read a score . |
| 19 | There was no point in talking about it to someone who did not know the personalities involved and could not appreciate the circumstances . |
| 20 | Mr Thornton 's position may be more sympathetically received today , when ‘ paternalism ’ has become a dirty word ; but if , as a later critic was to claim , such philanthropists as Dorothea wished only to fulfil their own personal sentiment of pity and justice , and could not escape the disability of their arbitrary self-appointment , they undoubtedly had a great deal to contribute in the absence of state measures to fill the gap . |
| 21 | He disliked the exploitation , and could not suppress a colonialist guilt . |
| 22 | She was rather proud of herself and could not suppress the smug tone of voice . |
| 23 | He successfully repaired the engine and could not resist the chance of seeing Brooklands , the centre of British Aviation . |
| 24 | G.C. Allen , the doyen of British Japanologists , put it this way ‘ although government fostered growth in Japan = = it certainly did not and could not prescribe the policy to follow ’ ( 1981 p.192 , italics added ) . |
| 25 | Carol Park , communications director of Standard Life , said she would not preempt Monday 's meeting and could not discuss the company 's future support . |
| 26 | Your name ? ’ so fast that Creggan had to circle to keep him in sight , and could not keep a clear eye on the other one approaching from above . |
| 27 | The cat 's owner was leaving the area and could not keep the animal , and she wanted it to have a nice home . |
| 28 | ‘ For me ? ’ she said and could not keep the longing out of her voice . |
| 29 | Her GP was called on February 6 and could not hear a heartbeat . |
| 30 | Second , capitalism may be sustained by popular voting chiefly because workers themselves have not constituted and could not constitute an electoral majority ( przeworski , 1985 ) . |