Example sentences of "could n't [vb infin] out " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could n't hold out much longer if only because he was n't getting any sleep . |
| 2 | It was four years ago , and that was when it was clear that they could n't hold out against comprehensivization any longer . |
| 3 | Till I could n't hold out any longer . |
| 4 | Kenny was always football mad and he could n't stay out for long . |
| 5 | ‘ Mm , ’ she said , wordless at how she could n't spit out that furious NO ! |
| 6 | He circled , looking for the other two , and then found he could n't level out : the outer half of the left wing was shredded , as if by hailstones . |
| 7 | No sign and he could n't puzzle out where it could have gone . |
| 8 | But on the other hand she could n't stand out in the corridor indefinitely . |
| 9 | And then the official on the airport saying that you could n't carry out your Beatrix Potter books or your dolls ? |
| 10 | ‘ As a senior director , I 'm used to having complete creative authority while making a film and I found that I could n't carry out my job in the manner to which I had become accustomed . |
| 11 | Officials in charge of the Cervical Screening Programme say women should not be deterred from having tests although they could n't rule out more mistakes . |
| 12 | He found that he could n't go out with the lads anymore , and he felt he 'd lost his happy-go-lucky side . |
| 13 | You use phrases like ‘ instead of ’ , ‘ for not ’ or ‘ without ’ , to praise your child for desisting from previous bad behaviour , thus : ‘ Thank you for sharing your toy instead of snatching it away ’ ; ‘ I think you 're a big boy for not whining when you could n't go out ’ ; ‘ you got ready for bed ? without a fuss ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ He could n't go out the front door to play without being mugged . ’ |
| 15 | I could n't go out to eat because I 'd be recognised . |
| 16 | Just because he was a policeman did n't mean she could n't go out with him , surely ? |
| 17 | I could n't go out , I could n't do anything . |
| 18 | ‘ Perhaps she 's crying because she could n't go out with Mrs Reed in the carriage this morning , ’ suggested Bessie . |
| 19 | The next June , it rained all the time , and I could n't go out very often . |
| 20 | But if you if you had n't got properly dressed , you could n't go out . |
| 21 | I could n't go out with Dominic because we had so much to do . |
| 22 | I could n't go out without him because we 'd agreed we 'd both do our share . |
| 23 | I could n't go out and leave everything unattended , so I remained and waited for what I thought must be the end . |
| 24 | ‘ I could n't go out . ’ |
| 25 | You could n't go out with two people . |
| 26 | Of course the regular men they were kept on or when if it was a rainy day when they could n't go out and just do some odd jobs in the building say , when it was a a rainy day . |
| 27 | Because my brother was here , and he could n't go out with mother being here old . |
| 28 | Jason could n't go out to play . |
| 29 | I could n't go out daily . |
| 30 | What , all because he could n't go out ? |