Example sentences of "could not do it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't — yes , I could do that , ’ said Caspar , who could not do it at all , but could see that there was no other answer to be given . |
| 2 | St Michael could not do it on his own . |
| 3 | ‘ Could n't do it without you , you know . ’ |
| 4 | He added : ‘ Ferzana wanted to watch TV and could n't do it at the family gathering . ’ |
| 5 | This was unusual , he almost never talked while he was working , but maybe he sensed that Jed wanted the silence filled and knew that Jed could n't do it on his own . |
| 6 | Er you ca you could n't do it on the phone anyway It 's a case of out and er sitting with , having a coffee with the old guy . |
| 7 | You , you might think , ooh I do n't really know what I 'm doing at the moment er perhaps I could n't do it on my own . |
| 8 | they ca n't actually do this , if they 're going to do it and we 're certainly not encouraging them to do it , but if they 're going to do it then there 's no reason why they could n't do it with adults . |
| 9 | Oh this is this is you here is it ? the other side of the , cos I know when we tried to take photo 's off John , tried to take photo 's of John on the television because he could n't do it with all the flash or . |
| 10 | Could n't do it with a black one . |
| 11 | ‘ Yes , ’ I answered , ‘ but I could n't do it for ever . |
| 12 | anyway she said , er Catherine said she was surprised that the woman could n't do it for me , before the end of June |
| 13 | He could n't do it to Donald . |
| 14 | You went to the marathon and that 's why we could n't do it to ya . |
| 15 | There were so many mistakes I could n't do it over the telephone . |
| 16 | He was told he could n't do it by his forceful parents . ’ |
| 17 | I told all my friends what I was doing and they were supportive , although one or two wondered why I could n't do it by myself . |
| 18 | Hick , speaking as the England squad completed its pre-Indian tour preparations at Lilleshall yesterday , added : ‘ I wanted to know why my form in the one-day internationals was good , while I could n't do it in the Tests . |
| 19 | ‘ He knew he could n't do it in Barcelona , so perhaps that 's why he took drugs . |