Example sentences of "it could [not/n't] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It rained that Summer and when you thought it could not rain any more , it rained again . |
| 2 | It could not hold half the papers that were in my cupboard . ’ |
| 3 | It could not sue in respect of an imputation of murder , or incest , or adultery , because it could not commit those crimes . |
| 4 | It could not sue in respect of an imputation of murder , or incest , or adultery , because it could not commit those crimes . |
| 5 | The association felt it could not undertake this work but would seek the help of the local Scouts . |
| 6 | The association felt it could not undertake this work but would seek the help of the local Scouts . |
| 7 | If it was all real to him it could not contain any factual inconsistencies . " |
| 8 | The head of the Bonn Chancellery , Rudolf Seiters , said the West German government had made it clear that it could not make any concessions regarding its embassies in other countries and that no East German would be turned away from any West German mission abroad . |
| 9 | Furthermore , it recognized that because it could not supply such high quality weaponry as the United States , and because communism did not commend itself to most Arab regimes , the Soviet-Arab bond was bound to remain weaker than the American-Israeli one . |
| 10 | Liechtenstein would now need a modification in the legal basis of its relationship with its Swiss neighbour ; under the 1923 agreement creating a customs union , it could not join any treaty to which Switzerland did not also adhere . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | At its official relaunch , the new party leadership promised to field at least 250 candidates , and to concentrate on " politically interesting " seats , although it admitted that it could not win any . |
| 13 | Surely it could not take this long to gather up a few baskets of food ? |
| 14 | On 30 August , the RCM announced that it could not accept any more refugee children . |
| 15 | This , however , is a story by Enid Blyton so it could n't contain any symbolism , could it ? |
| 16 | Many women realized that our trade union did n't have the support of the management and believed it could n't resolve any of our problems . |
| 17 | He said : ‘ I grabbed the knife and bent it double so it could n't do any more damage . ’ |
| 18 | It could n't do any harm to put it off until tomorrow . |
| 19 | It could n't matter less what the AMDEA happens to think about global warming ; the reality is that changes in the European Community will force all European manufacturers to meet higher standards . |
| 20 | OSF is doing the final integration and testing of DME reportedly because it could n't get any of its members to take the job after the tussle IBM had integrating DCE . |
| 21 | Just when I thought it could n't get any better the Turkish police steamed in a chinned Big Nose and Bryan ‘ As I say ’ Knobson . |