Example sentences of "but could not [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Salvidge proposed to delete these insulting words but could not even find a seconder ; nine MPs were present , including Younger , Sanders and Neville Chamberlain , all of whom must have approved of the resolution or seen the futility of attempting to amend it . |
| 2 | Lewis , a metre behind , equalled the old world record of 9.93 seconds but could not even console himself with a new American best for he only equalled the time of Calvin Smith . |
| 3 | I gave one deflection burst from port beam at about 350 yards and one careful stern burst from the same distance , but could not even keep pace with this shallow dive . |
| 4 | She longed to ask him more about Paul Gray but could not quite frame the question she wanted to ask . |
| 5 | I knew Jesus was related to John the Baptist and the Virgin Mary , but could not quite remember how . |
| 6 | He was certain that Scarlet would never behave so irrationally but could not quite rid himself of the image of the breakfast table . |
| 7 | The likelihood is that he saw the decisive disadvantages of Curzon but could not quite reconcile himself to the thought of the very junior Baldwin , who had so recently ‘ bounced ’ and damaged him over the debt settlement , being in 10 Downing Street . |
| 8 | When Derek got the run they all cheered and a reporter commented that they had given him a great welcome , but could not possibly have known the significance of the run . |
| 9 | The firm 's owner had tried to get funding from the IFI but could n't even get the application form . |
| 10 | She suddenly wanted to throw something at him , anything , needing to hurt him as she was hurting , but could n't actually reach his ambitious heart , so she aimed for the next best thing : his self-respect . |
| 11 | All the while , Piers hovered in the background , not saying a word , like some dark , dangerous force that she could turn her back on but could n't quite manage to ignore . |
| 12 | For ages Bernie maintained he already knew her from somewhere but could n't quite place it . |
| 13 | Dod had agreed with that , but could n't quite remember where he 'd left the van . |
| 14 | Rory resolutely schooled her features to remain impassive , but could n't quite mask the glint in her tawny , almond-shaped eyes . |
| 15 | Erm , the erm , the erm , the erm , er , settlement of the anti tr civil anti trust law suit that was referred to in the statement was erm , costs of about six million dollars this year on a class action law suit which we have reached a tentative settlement on in the last few days and , in fact , there were some , there was about six to seven million dollars of additional provision made at the end of last year in the one time charges that we referred to at that time but could n't really identify with erm , lawyers breathing down your necks in the United States and er , this is a class action law suit , would have been in a Texas Court and erm , you know , the boiler plate language is that you want to get rid of the , you know , the expense and uncertainty of this type of litigation and if you think that what a Texas jury did to Texaco , it 's probably a prudent decision to close the matter off at this time . |