Sentence examples for could not seriously from inspiring English sources

Surely they could not seriously do it?

In his ruling, the judge said that Mr Kearns was an unsatisfactory witness, inclined to contest what, on the evidence, could not seriously be contested and to minimise the extent of his alcohol consumption and its consequences.

He even stated that a commission chaired by a Liberal Democrat and appointed by a Labour government could not seriously advocate a system that might disadvantage the Tories so much.

Rooney found his accuracy in the second half but could not seriously threaten the goal until that moment when Raheem Sterling tried to wriggle between two defenders and the second of them, Granit Xhaka, tripped him.

Indeed, the Dutchman said he was "gutted" to leave, but that it took just three minutes to make the decision as he could not seriously contemplate continuing in the role after missing his own target.

Commons had further chances as the pressure on the home defence grew but could not seriously trouble the goalkeeper.

However, Jagger couldn't seriously be held up as an example of older fathers being mocked the same as older mothers.

He then asked me my name, and though I momentarily panicked, thinking that I couldn't seriously give my name to a known scammer, I also knew that, having gone on about truth and honesty for the past five minutes, I should tell the truth myself.

Both times I was faced with charges of Solicitation and/or Prostitution, a crime that as a minor who wasn't of legal age to consent to sex, couldn't seriously be charged to commit.

Already the Baltic governments have undertaken austerity measures that could not be seriously contemplated in old Europe.

The polls were against him and so were the satirists, who simply could not take seriously the cadaverous-featured drawling aristocrat.