Example sentences of "and could [not/n't] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had done very little swapping of horses , mainly because Nails refused to and Hoomey , having become accustomed to the feel of Bones 's hulk beneath him , was terrified by what he called the ‘ slippery ’ ponies — Midnight and Firelight — and could not make Spot move at all . |
| 2 | BIRD 'S CUSTARD : In 1837 , Alfred Bird hit on the formula for Bird 's custard because his wife had digestive troubles and could not tolerate eggs . |
| 3 | For example , the doctor who used crutches said that he would find surgery difficult and could not visit patients at home because of access problems . |
| 4 | Because SOEs were created for multiple reasons , most faced conflicting pressures from various constituencies and could not reconcile multiple , and conflicting , objectives . |
| 5 | These groups might enter into semi-permanent contracts with academics who had similar interests , and develop rules about who could and could not take part in a ‘ course ’ in a particular ‘ subject ’ and how that ‘ course ’ should be conducted . |
| 6 | This patient , HCEM , had no spontaneous speech , could not write and could not name objects . |
| 7 | they could parse accurately and analyse poetry , but they spoke the perverted Lancashire dialect of the towns , had a narrow vocabulary , and could not understand diction … |
| 8 | Although many boatmen 's wives acted as crew they were not recognised as such and could not get compensation for injury or sick pay . |
| 9 | It was clear to me that we dared not and could not use money from the Department . |
| 10 | In Cocks v. Thanet DC the House of Lords made clear that those aggrieved by local authority decisions must proceed by way of judicial review and could not use procedures available in private law between landlord and tenant . |
| 11 | She laughed and cried at the same time , and could not let Oliver go . |
| 12 | The other two national winners are Tracy Young , who was born with two holes in her heart and could n't walk til she was five — her prize was for her personal achievement in ballroom and latin dancing … and Ronnie Broomhall who is the first person in the country with learning difficulties to become a qualified amateur gymnastics coach . |
| 13 | Everything seemed in order until a week before your departure when the hotel contacted Saga to say it was overbooked and could n't accommodate Saga 's clients . |
| 14 | And er there was only one who could n't take part and he was in the fire brigade and could n't take part because they were er his employers . |
| 15 | 'Course , we did n't have telly in those days , and could n't afford holidays or anything like that . |
| 16 | He loved soccer and could n't remember baseball ; neither could he remember California , except for a vague recollection of sunshine and a white house and what seemed an enormous swimming pool , although Clare laughed and told him it had really been quite small — for LA . |
| 17 | But the patient was having treatment and could n't see visitors so he had an hour to spare . |