Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I felt compelled to hold that the taxpayer in this case could not recover I would share the no little regret expressed by my noble and learned friend , Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle . |
| 2 | Initially she went right back to the age of four and , although she could not tell me what year it was , she did know that there was a queen called Victoria . |
| 3 | ‘ They could not yoke me . |
| 4 | Immortality he could not give me ; one day I will die . |
| 5 | I had hoped that on my twenty-first birthday I would discover more about my future , but Mr Jaggers explained that he could not give me any more information , except that from now on I would have five hundred pounds a year to spend as I liked . |
| 6 | And I 'm glad enough to have you back , since you could not give me the grandson I hoped for — ’ |
| 7 | Most of the reinforcements could not inform me of the health of Colonel Vaughan , but they all had vivid recollections of the most unusual weather conditions in the Highlands , and at the moment regarded their situation here in Normandy as an improvement on Achnacarry . |
| 8 | The Home Country could not detain me long . |
| 9 | I find they resemble grit and taste the same — even the health store from which I bought them could not enlighten me . |
| 10 | He expressed his feelings so many times in the same way that when he could not see me I would find myself mouthing the words with him : ‘ The thing that worries me is bandits and deep sand . ’ |
| 11 | By the light of torches I could see one policeman but he could not see me , and my pleas for help were not heeded . |
| 12 | He could not see me behind the curtains , and clearly did not expect an answer . |
| 13 | To be sure you are Lucifer himself in the shape of my master or you could not use me thus , and I beg you 'll send me out of my way to my poor parents . |
| 14 | The walls of the cottage were thick enough to shut out the worst sounds of the storm 's buffeting , and even the creaking of doors and rattling of windows could not keep me awake for long . |
| 15 | He could not hear me above the din of the crowd . |
| 16 | I knew that a dead man could not harm me , but did n't hang around to test the theory . |
| 17 | Anne could not help me — she was a governess for the Robinson family , and now Branwell had a job there too , teaching their young son . |
| 18 | I became ill again , and Elizabeth 's love could not help me . |
| 19 | My imagination could not take me to such depths of anger , so I implored her to tell me what was happening before Kareem ( my husband ) paid his afternoon visit . |
| 20 | The King could not persuade me , and unfortunately he never forgot that I had refused to do what he wanted . |
| 21 | She could not convince me at the time that anything bad could happen , now that I had finally ‘ solved ’ my eating problems , and for a short time I felt jubilant , relieved and ecstatic . |
| 22 | You could not wish me to marry such a … cur , for that is what he is , despite his title . ’ |
| 23 | I soon knew so much they could not deny me any longer ! |
| 24 | ‘ Is it any wonder that , while I might have been too hard-headed to accept what is happening to me , I could not deny I actually felt my heart give a tug that night ? ’ |
| 25 | But you could not save me from those who want to harm me . |
| 26 | I could not believe I had actually done it . |
| 27 | I could not believe I was not the only one and it was such a relief . |
| 28 | Slaven said after the game : ‘ I could not believe I was not on the substitutes ’ bench . ’ |
| 29 | In fact I refused to believe it and went back to check , feeling ‘ they could n't mean me ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ Well , she could n't leave me then , ’ Peter replied . |