Example sentences of "could not make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If BR could not make a case for seven trains for one of its most profitable routes , it was clear that plans for a second tranche of HSTs for the Cross Country group of services would not satisfy the new criteria . |
| 2 | The Court acknowledged that the Registry could not make a decision binding upon it in its judicial capacity . |
| 3 | Even HARPY , which brought its full syntactic and semantic knowledge to bear immediately , could not make a decision on a word-by-word basis . |
| 4 | She thought it dry , and it was , but she could not make a dent in the downpour itself . |
| 5 | Eventually she found them but could n't get near — the crowds were as dense further up and , push as she might , she could not make a parting for herself . |
| 6 | The Powderhall stadium in Edinburgh was the top venue for professional athletics , though competitors could not make a living by running alone . |
| 7 | A CHIMPANZEE financial whizzkid that has beaten stock market experts could not make a monkey of British share analysts yesterday . |
| 8 | Does Article 37 mean that they could not make a claim to terminate the right on this ground ? |
| 9 | Taplow 's lips continued to move though his throat was so scorched he could not make a sound . |
| 10 | I once left a message on a colleague 's answering machine saying that someone else could not make a meeting because she had resigned . |
| 11 | Now today … but aside from the cost I could n't make a suit like that today : I could n't get the material . |
| 12 | I , for one , could n't make a 10in bowl in 45 minutes — at least , not one with which I would be satisfied . |
| 13 | At this point , some hawk-eyed philosopher ( hawks have very acute eyes — you could n't make a hawk 's eye by throwing lenses and light-sensitive cells together at random ) will start mumbling something about a circular argument . |
| 14 | Which basically found it could n't make a railway service run and dropped it . |
| 15 | Could n't make a lot with that , could I really ? |
| 16 | I did n't want to hurt either of them and I did n't see why we could n't make a threesome . |
| 17 | Rainey believes he could n't make a corner at GP speed if he merely sat on the bike without pushing down — hard . |
| 18 | There have been many doubts that Gazza could n't make a come-back at club level or even contemplate straddling the international scene again with the outrageous talent that made him a folk hero . |
| 19 | ‘ Pool could n't make a copy of itself to send down the cable : it did n't have anything like enough data storage space . |
| 20 | He tried , I heard him ; he could n't make a fuss , Mum would have heard . |
| 21 | It was hard to explain to a youngster who was bright but not particularly well educated that I could n't make a nerve work . |
| 22 | ‘ I could n't make a sound , ’ said Sadie . |