Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would not , could not leave him for this boy ! |
| 2 | His hatred since was channelled towards Beth , and , in all truth , she could not blame him for it . |
| 3 | Christ could not blame him for drinking . |
| 4 | He believed she did not love him because he was like his father but he could not blame her for this because he knew he was unlovable . |
| 5 | Naidoo reiterated that the NSC was expecting Sacu to come to a decision and could not ease it for them by offering guarantees of future tours . |
| 6 | However , the man with the radio at the final door worked for TAP , the state airline , not the airport , so he could not open it for us . |
| 7 | When George saw that Curley was attacking Lennie , George allowed Lennie to fight back because he knew that he could not do everything for Lennie . |
| 8 | She could not feel anything for him ! |
| 9 | Holding that the defence was not available the court in effect classified the defendant 's belief that the arrest was unlawful as a mistake of law , which could not avail him for these purposes . |
| 10 | The hair on his face was untrimmed , and his nose had spread with drinking , but the weather-hard skin was not the skin of a drunkard , and if the hair on his temples was thinning , you could not see it for the leather fillet he wore . |
| 11 | Dick Crossman had been kept out of office or the expectation of it by both Attlee , who could not forgive him for resisting Bevin 's policy towards Palestine , and his successor . |
| 12 | IG Metall 's members could not forgive him for gambling in a casino for capitalists . |
| 13 | Especially the ‘ ancient ’ family who had sold her the house and now , pathologically , could not forgive her for buying it , since they had lost caste by moving away — unfortunately for Jane , only a mile away . |
| 14 | Afterwards , Wilson could not forgive herself for endangering these beautifully laid plans . |
| 15 | If I had ever loved you , if I loved you still , I could not hate myself for my weakness as much as I do now . ’ |
| 16 | She was jealous that I was to bear her husband 's son — I could not hate her for that . |
| 17 | More than that , and far worse , he is aware that he could not have it for himself even if it did exist . |
| 18 | He captured the citadel but he only had a few troops with him and it was clear he could n't hold it for long , so he pushed on east past Excideuil into the Limousin , driving straight into the heartland of the rebel cause and devastating the country as he went . |
| 19 | ‘ I think that either Floy could n't leave them for some reason , or — ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You could n't stand it for a second . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Aye , come through into the kitchen , ’ Hari spoke guardedly and Emily could n't blame her for being suspicious . |
| 22 | You could n't blame him for losing his cool . ’ |
| 23 | I knew he was so incensed he could n't control himself ; I could n't blame him for the fury which inhabited him . |
| 24 | But even I could n't blame him for the phone ringing just as I was at the front door . |
| 25 | I used to think that I ought to do everything and then at least I could n't blame myself for not having done enough . |
| 26 | Almost that , and I want to say that I have some sympathy for the lady who has children and just could n't entertain them for the day . |
| 27 | Uncle Mosse had wanted to be dead there , and since he could n't achieve it for himself , his clothes had done it for him . |
| 28 | she said yeah , she , erm , the reason that women who does the earrings could n't make them for me , was that she buys all the parts , well the flower earrings she makes , she buys all these parts and she ex assembles them which ever parts you want |
| 29 | Batty could n't make it for the second half against Villa after a recurrence of a calf injury he received against Wimbledon last Saturday . |
| 30 | We could n't protect you for ever . " |