Example sentences of "could not [verb] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could not bear this violation . |
| 2 | Jean-Marie Balestre confirmed the British driver 's ban from the Jerez race for ‘ a recognised , proven and established offence ’ and ruled that his appeal could not affect this year 's world championship . |
| 3 | Robert could not answer this question . |
| 4 | The troubles of the spirit are not always translated into the grosser medium of the flesh , but if I could not make this transfer with Miller then there would be no point in making him ill in the first place . |
| 5 | Perhaps you were weak and could not refuse this man because your ancient noble blood has run thin , because your family is no good any more . |
| 6 | At the moment we are also paying for a specialist company to provide address labels in postcode order ( to quality for Presstream ) because until a few weeks ago the National Office computer could not do this task . |
| 7 | The law could not protect this man from thugs . |
| 8 | Although we could not confirm this finding statistically , none of the small number of our patients aged less than 50 ( n=18 ) who was treated with ursodeoxycholic acid , developed recurrence . |
| 9 | The association felt it could not undertake this work but would seek the help of the local Scouts . |
| 10 | The association felt it could not undertake this work but would seek the help of the local Scouts . |
| 11 | Lisa took the proffered card , privately reflecting that she could not imagine this man being traumatised by anything . |
| 12 | Mr Butterworth said he could not share this view . |
| 13 | About one-third of the delegates ( including two of the by then three New Forum delegates to the round table talks ) declared , however , that they could not support this aspect of the programme . |
| 14 | The difficulty was that he could not enjoy this camaraderie without also falling in love with one of the boys , and by doing so he once again cast himself in an outsider position . |
| 15 | All things considered , I could not recommend this recording when so much better is currently available from the likes of Dietrich Fischer-Diskau and John Shirley-Quirk . |
| 16 | The Greeks could not forgive this outrage and when , during the fifteenth century , they repeatedly asked the West for help against the Ottoman Turks , the Latins were decidedly lukewarm in their response . |
| 17 | It is all very well for companies like Rentokil , or Guinness , which said it could not act this time round but was considering similar action at a later date , to compensate their shareholders . |
| 18 | Mexico , a non-member of the League of Nations , claimed that this omission meant that France could not raise this agreement before the Commission . |
| 19 | However , if their efforts were crowned with success in the form of wealth , they could not spend this profit on worldly goods and comforts , since their religion forbade this . |
| 20 | She could n't stand this uncertainty any longer . |
| 21 | She just could n't cope this afternoon . |
| 22 | I got wet and then I got dry ! and we could n't do this job because of the weather . |
| 23 | So er I thought well he , he was not a too good a rep because he , he could n't answer this question . |
| 24 | That you could n't feel this way with anyone else . ’ |
| 25 | Next month he planned to retire from the army , but says he could n't resist this call to duty . |
| 26 | But on one mysterious occasion the sado-manager waived the rules and waved us in : we could n't understand this behaviour at all , but took up the offer nevertheless , putting it down to grown-up inconsistency . |
| 27 | During training I had no asthma-related problems , so I could n't understand this decision at all . |
| 28 | She could n't understand this eagerness to forgive him , but it was definitely there . |
| 29 | " Put him on the table please , " I said , and as he lifted the little animal I decided that I could n't let this opportunity pass . |
| 30 | So you could n't have this plan paying out after four weeks , and at the same time , you 're still getting paid by your employer . |