Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [verb] [pron] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could not tell him about Havvie ; neither could she speak the lie to him , not to Dr Neil , but she could not tell him the truth , for that would mean telling him who she was , and she could not tell him that , not here , not now ; it would spoil everything between them if he knew that she was the spoiled and pampered American Princess . |
| 2 | Tom Dreaper could not convince him that racing was a business to be taken seriously , and Foinavon had been sold for 2,000 guineas . |
| 3 | She did , of course , but she could n't tell him that . |
| 4 | I I could n't tell you that . |
| 5 | Er my favourite thing er well I could n't tell you that . |
| 6 | Ideally we might have preferred a juvenile actress , but with the restrictions on the hours children can work in Television we knew we could n't do it that way . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Oh no , you could n't do it that way otherwise the horse would be certain to win . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I could n't see what that was — tears or laughter . ’ |
| 9 | You could n't cut them that day cos they were hot , you see , the day you killed them the , cos father was a rare man he , when we got , we got two fridges , we used to kill a week in hand , you see , one lot was in one fridge , that was in there a week before we touched it yeah . |