Example sentences of "could not [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could not identify the Fairy Topic , either , and this gave him a not uncommon sensation of his own huge ignorance , a grey mist , in which floated or could be discerned odd glimpses of solid objects , odd bits of glitter of domes or shadows of roofs in the gloom . |
| 2 | He could not identify the man he had spoken to and did not know his name . |
| 3 | Walesa , however , was concerned that Olszewski could not ensure the continuation of the economic reform programme or a stable parliamentary majority , and instead apparently snubbed the centre-right by appointing his former driver Mieczyslaw Wachowski to negotiate on Nov. 19 . |
| 4 | Berthe Weill protested that she could not leave the gallery for the moment , she had n't the time , there were all the guests to look after . |
| 5 | Clearly I could not leave the story as it was , with the wrong nickname . |
| 6 | She could not leave the house as she was in the middle of making our evening meal . |
| 7 | Once back upstairs in the box , he could not leave the mystery alone and his mind conjured up all sorts of solutions but analysing them brought no relief . |
| 8 | Rain could not leave the Maurin strand to Cobalt . |
| 9 | She was near the east bank of the River , five hundred paces south of the town , lying on a flat white rock where the crocodiles could not get her , though by the time she was discovered by a Medjay patrol at the sixth hour of day when the sun was at its highest , the vultures had eaten her eyes and part of her face , and the flies were so glutted that they could not leave the feast unless they were picked off . |
| 10 | The incident , which has parallels in most people' experience , irked him evidently a good deal ; for he could not leave the subject alone . |
| 11 | But she could not disregard the friendly warmth of his arms that held her safe from herself until , impossibly , she fell asleep . |
| 12 | For all the lucrative prospects , owners could not disregard the risks . |
| 13 | However , Manchester United 's backlog of League fixtures means that unless they play their First Division game with West Ham that night they could not finish the season by the first weekend in May . |
| 14 | But again she could not finish the letter , thinking of his offer to Izz , and so he never received it . |
| 15 | ‘ I could not finish the song and have never been able to sing it since even to this day . ’ |
| 16 | He settled into the new way of life and rarely thought about Manchester , a place where he could not recollect the sun ever shining . |
| 17 | There was no provision for richer districts to subsidize poorer , hence unions with large numbers of poor persons could not tap the resources of those with few or none — a source of increasing resentment among Guardians of some poorer unions . |
| 18 | KKR said that if Hillsborough could not refinance the debt it took on when it launched a $2.4billion leveraged takeover in the building industry , it might have to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy . |
| 19 | " Officers had instructions from their employers that no English need apply and that the best chance a man could have to get employment would be that he could not speak the English language ; then he was sure to get a situation " . |
| 20 | She could not speak the family 's language , and each evening Felix taught her some words . |
| 21 | If the captives could not speak the same language , reasoned the slavers , they were unlikely to organize effective opposition . |
| 22 | However , where , as in the present case , there is an injunction in force , it seems to me that Mr. Langley and Mr. Philipson are right in saying that it is open to the court to consider the issue of validity , since , if the notice were indeed invalid , it could not override the injunction or give grounds for a variation . |
| 23 | expressed the opinion , concurred in by the other members of the court , that a contractual right of one party to an action to have the costs of the action paid by another party to the action could not override the discretion as to costs given to the court by Ord. 62 , r. 3(2) and section 51(1) of the Act of 1981 , but that where an order for payment of the costs was sought , the discretion should ordinarily be exercised so as to reflect the contractual right . |
| 24 | It was found that the decision of the GMC to prevent advertising in the press was a lawful exercise of the statutory powers conferred on it by s35 of The Medical Act 1983 , and that if a statutory power was exercised intra vires , reasonably and in accordance with the purpose of the Act conferring the power , ( even though it restricted the plaintiff 's freedom to trade or practice his profession ) the court could not review the exercise of the power on the basis that it caused a restraint of trade , since the exercise of the power in accordance with the policy and the purpose of the Act could not be contrary to public policy and any review by the court would be unconstitutional . |
| 25 | I used to like giving poetry readings , but in the end I had to give up , for I could not stand the socializing afterwards , as if my poetry had just been the excuse for a drinking spree à la Dylan Thomas . |
| 26 | I could not stand the ridiculous questions people came and posed about my work : ‘ But how do you find such interesting subjects for your poems , Mr Kirkup ? ’ |
| 27 | That meant that they could not stand the Central Office youths involved in the nuts and bolts of the campaign . |
| 28 | But I could not stand the humiliation of crossing the Allenby Bridge — at my age , being stripped and searched by a Zionist , Jew , a Pole , a Russian or a Romanian who is living in my country , in my home , asking me questions and searching me . |
| 29 | Before long he ‘ could not stand the horrid hotels all by myself … |
| 30 | I remember one lad , Nobby Clark , who could not stand the pace . |