Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [verb] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But back Northampton went and though they held the first Nottingham surge they could not stop the second and scrum-half Hughes dived over on the left to score a try which earned a standing ovation . |
| 2 | They could not exclude a fourth person nominated by the company . |
| 3 | I am afraid that I could not catch the last part of my hon. Friend 's question , but I agree with him about the importance that he attaches to the single market . |
| 4 | since I am one of those people who do something the wrong way round , if there is the slightest opportunity , I also inserted the needle incorrectly the first time only spotting my mistake when I read on and found that I could not follow the next instruction if my needle was at the back of the work . |
| 5 | ‘ Markham received help for two years , but with new applicants coming along it was felt he could not receive a third grant . ’ |
| 6 | The treaty was never implemented , however , perhaps because the French could not raise the first instalment of the ransom in the six months specified , and in May 1359 the ‘ Second Treaty of London ’ was concluded . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , I could n't fish the last two but in my side challenge with Simon I did n't need to . |
| 8 | We ordered so much we could n't eat the last dish they brought us , could n't even touch it . |
| 9 | He could n't do the last thing cos |
| 10 | and he could n't hack the first year , he failed the first year , and he failed the resits . |
| 11 | Then Wayne would complain that he could n't memorize the next day 's dialogue if he did n't know what they were filming , and Huston , according to Wayne , replied , ‘ Do n't worry , we 'll improvise . ’ |
| 12 | Davenport asked for a move last month because he could n't get a first team chance . |
| 13 | In the second half , they were on top again , but just could n't get the first goal , which was always going to be vital in such a close battle . |
| 14 | I could n't remember the last time he 'd shown me so much affection . |
| 15 | Transfer-listed Davenport could n't remember the last time he 'd played alongside deadly Don in the league . |
| 16 | It tasted dry , like pasteboard , but it was food and I could n't remember the last time I had eaten . |
| 17 | Blake could n't remember the last time he had sat down . |
| 18 | She could n't remember the last time that she 'd invited a man into her home , and now it made her feel uneasy to watch Luke Calder inspecting all these snippets of her life . |
| 19 | Well as usual we could n't remember the last time you came , I was trying to think the last time |
| 20 | Erm , what happened was the cathedral council one light in at a cost of four hundred and fifty pounds but they could n't afford the second light , so we got some money from erm the residents who contributed some money , we got some money from the school and there was a shortfall of sixty six pounds thirty one pence for the total bill , so the chairman er . |
| 21 | I think I have to make the point to you that we are planning to roughly double the size of the er airforce equipment programme er between now and the end of the century , a very substantial chunk of that is E F two thousand and its er associated weapon systems and , you know , one has to frankly , take er a view on priorities er in the light of the strategic requirement and given the er extent of the threat as we see it , the possibility of using er of taking part in out of area operations in coalitions , that kind of thing , that was the judgement we took er the medium term priorities were such that we could n't afford the first er stage of A M S A M. |
| 22 | I could n't hear the first words , then I heard : ‘ Bill phoned the depot and told me about the accident . ’ |
| 23 | I could n't hear the second question myself . |