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Jesusengland Posted 18 years ago
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We couldn't leave the farm.

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02br 02br 00 To me it sounds like an expression of ability. To express a possibility I'd say: "We could stay at the farm". 0-

— Ant_222

  • 02br 02br 00 To me it sounds like an expression of ability.
  • To express a possibility I'd say: "We could stay at the farm".
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0 Hello.02br
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01cite10Jesusengland12cite10We couldn't leave the farm.12blockquote
10 There's no context to know, eg, because we liked it too much, because their was no one to look after the animals, because I had a broken leg, because we had been locked in so we couldn't escape, because the car had no fuel, because we were snowed i
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