Example sentences of "could n't [verb] them [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So they could n't leave them all standing outside . |
| 2 | She could n't leave them any money because all she had was an annuity that would come to an end when she died , but Mister Johnny 's got a little bit that his parents left him and Hepzibah makes some from the poultry , so they should have just enough . |
| 3 | Alas , we could n't visit them all . |
| 4 | Alas , we could n't visit them all . |
| 5 | It was then that I decided to tell each woman in my own time , taking each one in turn — I could n't tell them all at once . |
| 6 | I could n't fit them all in . |
| 7 | Léonie could n't watch them any more , she was being pulled on to the narrow track between the trees . |
| 8 | I do n't know how many rooms the Star Zoo had ; I could n't count them all . |
| 9 | You could n't cut them that day cos they were hot , you see , the day you killed them the , cos father was a rare man he , when we got , we got two fridges , we used to kill a week in hand , you see , one lot was in one fridge , that was in there a week before we touched it yeah . |
| 10 | ‘ They detonated an explosive device next to one , and it disintegrated into so many pieces they could n't find them all . |
| 11 | In fact he could n't get them all in , and he acquired a second box , a small tea chest he found , with metal corners . |
| 12 | I could n't get them any closer . |