Example sentences of "could not [verb] [noun sg] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was troubled , I could see , because , being unable to share these memories , he could not disentangle truth from fiction or creative embellishment from accurate detail . |
| 2 | It was clear to me that we dared not and could not use money from the Department . |
| 3 | She was smiling , and Paul suddenly realised that he could not take money from her . |
| 4 | He could not obtain compensation from the person who had caused the accident and sued his employer for failing to provide insurance or advising him of the need to take out insurance . |
| 5 | When they could not get money from the machine they beat her with sticks . |
| 6 | Moreover , since venereal disease was contracted by a man at his own risk he could not claim protection from the medical arm of the state . |