Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [vb infin] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joseph enjoyed being able to scold his wicked employer , with warnings from the Bible , and I could not leave Miss Catherine . |
| 2 | After much uncertainty it became plain that the Russians could not expect Mr Aziz to return to Moscow until late on Thursday ; he was expected to go at once to see Mikhail Gorbachev . |
| 3 | INVINCIBLE : Parkinson 's Disease could not stop soccer star Chris Garland from walking 130 miles with Botham |
| 4 | Airport security was largely superficial , and outdated equipment could not detect plastic explosives . |
| 5 | We may note Le Chevalier qui fist parler les cons ( seven manuscript copies ) , Cele qui se fist foutre sur la fosse de son mari , " The woman who got fucked on the tomb of her husband " ( six copies ) , Cele qui fu foutue et desfoutue ( six copies ) , La Damoiselle qui ne pooit oïr parler de foutre , " The maid who could not bear hearing talk of fucking " ( five copies ) , La Coille noire , " The black balls " ( six copies ) or La Dame escoillee , " The woman who had her balls cut off " ( six copies ) . |
| 6 | I wish I could give him a post , but I could not pass Lord Bute 's son with decency ’ . |
| 7 | East German nuclear power plants would have to be closed down immediately , because they could not meet EC safety norms . |
| 8 | The number of companies which could not meet payment orders for lack of sufficient funds rose by 60 per cent . |
| 9 | Soft ground is essential for Yahoo and conditions should be to his liking , although if he could not beat Desert Orchid in the Cheltenham bog it is difficult to visualise him doing it at Kempton . |
| 10 | They might muffle his body and cover his face as they would , but they could not hide Harry Talvace from Aelis . |
| 11 | So , since for the present Neil preferred to lie low and find out just what Ewen was up to , I could not tell Mrs McDougall of Ewen 's night-time visit . |
| 12 | Although she could no longer bear to live with her father , she could not abandon mortgage payments . |
| 13 | He did have ( and I know this as I was on his staff at the time ) some sympathy with Coastal Command in view of its flight in the Atlantic , particularly in the Western Approaches and more especially in what was called the " black pit " , this was an area in the Atlantic where the RAF could not give air cover to the convoys either from Ireland . |
| 14 | The chairman said that on that matter he could not give Mr. Bulmer an assurance . |
| 15 | No , she could not picture Hugh Puddephat as the adolescent father of an illegitimate son . |
| 16 | I could not terminate Adolph Ng so conveniently . |
| 17 | Gerhard Riege , a Party of Democratic Socialism ( PDS ) member of the Bundestag ( lower house of federal parliament ) , committed suicide on Feb. 15 , leaving a note in which he stated that he could not face media publicity concerning his alleged Stasi connections in the former GDR . |
| 18 | The only credible explanation is that Nkrumah , with Rhodesia fresh in his mind , felt he could not tolerate superpower indifference to the Third World any longer . |
| 19 | Neglect of this obvious truth led to computer programs ( say , for language analysis ) being regarded as failures if they could not record 100% success . |
| 20 | Even the inevitable goal from Clive Allen , making yet another debut against one of his many former employers , could not lift West Ham . |
| 21 | He could not thank Mr Yarrow enough for having introduced him . |
| 22 | Even their discontented subjects could not imagine routine vices . |
| 23 | He could not see Nona Pitt as the poisoner of her parents . |
| 24 | Even in fantasy he could not see Terry Place settling down to a game of chess . |
| 25 | Alice loitered around for a while , and no one came in or out , and she could not see Comrade Andrew through the downstairs windows , for the curtains were drawn . |
| 26 | Turning from the altar , Cameron could not see Mr Whistle among the congregation , but did think he glimpsed Judi , loitering embarrassed near the back . |
| 27 | He could not see Mr Gordon . |
| 28 | A CRE spokesman said yesterday the commission could not discuss Mr McNeill 's comments because of its investigation . |
| 29 | And for the same reason Camel Lairds could not gain intervention funding . |
| 30 | Charles could not judge George Birkitt 's performance , he was too close to the part to be objective , but there was no doubt that Michael Banks was going to be very strong as the father . |