Sentence examples for then could not from inspiring English sources
He put the cuffs down, then could not find them.
Granderson misread it and broke in, and then could not recover.
She locked the door, & then could not open it when she wanted to come out.
Matsui could not initially backhand ground balls, then could not see them properly.
Dick DeBartolo, 66, said boaters back then could not see the bottom of their motors through the dark plumes.
In another version, he contracted to marry her and then could not pay the bride price and fled.
Trump stalled for a moment, tried to give a diplomatic answer, then could not help but fire away.
He then could not leave the room quickly enough and I was left in deep psychological distress.
McCain argued that Lebanese society, as it existed then, could not be stabilized and unified by American troops.
On Sunday Mandla welcomed his grandfather's discharge but then could not resist a swipe at his adversaries in the family.
The Steelers (4-1) took nearly a half to get going at home, then could not be stopped.
