Example sentences of "she could [not/n't] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could not betray that sanctuary . |
| 2 | She was so relieved to hear this that she could not make any further self-sacrifice . |
| 3 | If there were to be nightmares , she could not control that ; but she would not waste her waking time frightening herself with a terror which was past . |
| 4 | For one agonised moment she thought that Dr Neil was going to insist , to touch her again , and she could not bear that — no , no , not that ! |
| 5 | She could not bear any form of contact with a man under any circumstances . |
| 6 | She could not discredit this terrible truth . |
| 7 | She could not admit this , not even to herself , for such an admission would have pronounced her mad , but it lay there , subtly underlining her enjoyment . |
| 8 | She could not sleep that night . |
| 9 | She could not answer that . |
| 10 | Theresa had been so good to her always , she could not do that to Theresa . |
| 11 | She wanted to rush into the sitting room and ask why , ask where he 'd been taken , but she knew she could not do that . |
| 12 | The Chairman reported that , due to pressure of other commitments , she could not undertake all the work that would be necessary to launch the scheme . |
| 13 | Sudden and final loss of ability to walk turned a chronic problem into a crisis : emotionally she could not face this added challenge , and her marital relationship collapsed . |
| 14 | Either the locks were too big , or the key was too small , but she could not open any of the doors . |
| 15 | Now was the time to tell him who and what she was , but she could not spoil this magic moment ; it was McAllister he loved , not Sally-Anne Tunstall , and she would not ruin her perfect afternoon . |
| 16 | A physiotherapist said that she could not recall any aggravation at any level , and an occupational therapist said : ‘ It did n't matter what problems I had , I just had to go to them and they 'd say ‘ OK , there 's a way round it . ’ ’ |
| 17 | Lisa took the proffered card , privately reflecting that she could not imagine this man being traumatised by anything . |
| 18 | That was how she saw things , and although she tried to foresee other ways in which events might turn out , she could not imagine any future that did not include Tristram . |
| 19 | She could not imagine any English capitalist taking kindly to the idea that someone out there in the jungle was ‘ looking after ’ him . |
| 20 | All she knew was that the one excluded the other and she could not have both . |
| 21 | She could not deny that . |
| 22 | She could not deny that . |
| 23 | She could not remember any reports of it . |
| 24 | She could not remember any more words , so she said the first words again , quietly but very clearly . |
| 25 | But when she reached out a hesitant hand , the heat from the liquid was so intense that she could not get any nearer to it . |
| 26 | She could not find any satisfactory playmates . |
| 27 | She could not find any reason why Benny Hogan from the shop across the road and Eve Malone from the convent up the town should not sit and drink coffee in her bay window , but somehow she would have preferred to keep the space for wealthier and more important matrons of Knockglen . |
| 28 | She sat by her only daughter and watched as she grew thinner and breathed less and less easily until the day came when she could not breathe any more . |
| 29 | The passing scenery was just as inspiring as yesterday , the world of the canals was their oyster and yet she could not raise any enthusiasm . |
| 30 | She might tell herself he was arrogant and aggressive , but she could not suppress another little voice whispering that those very qualities went hand in hand with others that drew her irresistibly — courage , strength , utter dependability . |