Example sentences of "could not [vb infin] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately he could not offer a time for his visit . |
| 2 | Anyway , they have not really the transport for a journey as far as this and in any case , they could not spare the time from work . ’ |
| 3 | In typical style Shaheen had commissioned the QE2 to take a large party of people to the opening and offered me a cabin on her , but as I could not spare the time and was not sure that I would be entirely at home with my fellow passengers , I flew over in response to his invitation . |
| 4 | Even at first assessment the difficulties faced by these dementia sufferers are apparent : two-thirds could not identify three coins , three out of five could not name three or four parts of a watch , and one half could not tell the time or correctly select a medicine bottle . |
| 5 | But her hand was shaking so much that she could not tell the time . |
| 6 | As Bloch has commented , ‘ To us accustomed to live with our eyes constantly turning to the clock , how remote from our civilization seems this society in which a court of law could not ascertain the time of day without discussion and inquiry ! ’ |
| 7 | Of the 36 who agreed to participate , three eventually could not find the time . |
| 8 | Just as Maggie could not remember a time before there was Fenna , and a time before there was the big house and the three women living in it , so she could not remember a time when there was not the constant tug of tension between her grandmother and her mother . |
| 9 | Just as Maggie could not remember a time before there was Fenna , and a time before there was the big house and the three women living in it , so she could not remember a time when there was not the constant tug of tension between her grandmother and her mother . |
| 10 | Dinah Asshe could not remember a time when she had not enjoyed dressing up . |
| 11 | On the other hand , he could not remember a time when it had not been taken for granted the Hall would one day be his own . |
| 12 | He could not remember a time when he had not known . |
| 13 | Lord Sempill could not afford the time , and flew home , so Fred Crocombe decided to take his place for the rest of the flight , with Wood as the sole pilot . |
| 14 | The school could not afford the time or expense of putting bar-codes on all stock in both libraries . |