Example sentences of "could n't [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dalgliesh felt impatient for the arrival of the forensic biologist , although he knew he could n't hope for the answer , not yet . |
| 2 | And that caught the interest of everyone straight away er , budgeting , how to be able to look at banking etcetera , and I said well and I want you to do that first so I do n't mind mainly because I was gon na work wi with Anne about the , with the environments , and then it 's science , could n't cover with the with the environment that she would like me in tutorial to do and er she has n't , well it 's not her now , unfortunately , I think it 's Sue that is supposed to be working with me cos I want to do something on recycling of rubbish etcetera within the school and do a big sort of er project on it . |
| 3 | Well they could n't score in the Premier League last season which is why they came down , they still ca n't score . |
| 4 | we , no we broaden it i i , they they just could n't manage on the sea ones . |
| 5 | I could n't stay with the Sisters because of Andrew ; it would be betraying their trust . |
| 6 | ‘ I could n't stay at the house … ’ |
| 7 | After going out manicuring she started spending Sunday afternoons in bed and we could n't stay in the house nor play on the doorstep for fear of disturbing her . |
| 8 | ‘ You told me I could n't stay in the woods , ’ said the boy calmly . |
| 9 | I started to feel I could n't stay in the same room as you . |
| 10 | She could n't stay in the small office with Roman 's lazy , taunting presence . |
| 11 | I could n't stay in the centre , there was n't space in the centre |
| 12 | Kee did his best to keep Albion out but Andy Hunt could n't fail with the rebound … |
| 13 | Being here was changing her too and she could n't hide behind the sierras for months on end . |
| 14 | Once in New York he could n't disappear into the city either . |
| 15 | ‘ And frankly , I could n't disappear to the West Indies and leave you all in this mess with the business . ’ |
| 16 | However , she knew that she could n't stand at the window indefinitely , so she left it to complete the task she had on hand . |
| 17 | He ate and drank with relish , pointing out a fishing boat leaving Sligo harbour , remarking how Rosses point across the bay had safe bathing while here you could n't stand in the water without feeling the currents pushing the sand out from under your feet . |
| 18 | If it was some horrible misunderstanding , he could n't talk to the girl to try to clear it up ; instead , he had to be kept in prison to prevent any possibility of contact . |
| 19 | Obviously he could n't talk to the police , and it would suit his book better if Vecchi was caught by someone outside his own organisation . |
| 20 | At the same time , you wanted to grab Connie Fraser , and send her out in the country with a medical man to say she could n't talk to the law . |
| 21 | I just could n't talk with the old bag next to us flapping her ears to catch every word . |
| 22 | I could n't care about the insurance companies , although I love your where I choose . |
| 23 | You see , they could n't rely on the local beys not to forget it had been abolished . |
| 24 | It was something else that was bothering him , something illogical that he could n't explain to the Captain until he had explained it to himself . |
| 25 | T. B. I could n't go across the road to speak to another policeman if I saw him , never spoke to anyone . |
| 26 | Children could n't go into the children 's ward unless they themselves were poorly . |
| 27 | It was obvious that she could n't go into the Rose Bowl until she had calmed down , so instead she started walking back towards the flat . |
| 28 | She could n't go into the building . |
| 29 | The pause after the first shot making sure they 'd killed him which is n't easy to do with a heart shot but they could n't go for the head because the sight line would n't fit with shooting at the President 's head — ’ |
| 30 | offered to call round if I could n't go to the meeting . |