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'COULDN' in a movie sentence | examples for 'COULDN' from movies

Chandler: Look, forget it. We tried, but Phase Three is a lost cause, Okay? Those strippers were insanely hot, and I couldn’t picture myself with any of them. (Sits back in disgust.)

"Friends", season 4, episode 14

Rachel: Yeah, it couldn’t hurt to look.

"Friends", season 8, episode 23

Ross: (picking up Chi-Chi’s picture) Aww! Chi-Chi! Oh, I loved this dog! Y’know Monica couldn’t get braces because Chi-Chi needed knee surgery.

"Friends", season 8, episode 18

Ross: And I can even understand that you couldn’t tell Rachel, but why couldn’t you tell me, huh? You had all day to and you didn’t.

"Friends", season 9, episode 2

Joey: I couldn’t help it! When a fist comes at your face, you duck! Look! (He goes to punch Ross, expecting him to duck, but he doesn’t and Joey punches Ross.   Gunther is amused.)

"Friends", season 9, episode 2

Chandler: Well, it’s just the reason that I’m asking is because I kind of eh, uh, I was unable to—I mean I really wanted too, but I couldn’t…. There huh—hmm, there-there was an incident.

"Friends", season 7, episode 1

Monica: It is not over because she is going to call you and tell you she loves you. And the reason why she couldn’t, is because her feelings were so strong, it scared her. Now you go home and wait for her call, she could be calling you from the plane! Come on now go! Go! (Tries to push Ross out the door.)

"Friends", season 4, episode 17

Janice: Well umm, I thought I was going to go back to my apartment but then I just felt I couldn’t really be alone tonight. (Joey walks into view of the open door behind Janice, sees her, gets a terrified look on his face, and flees in horror.) I was wondering if I could maybe stay here with you, just I really feel that I need to be with family.

"Friends", season 7, episode 7

Ross: Yeah. Look if-if she’s gonna end up with somebody else, the truth is she couldn’t find a better guy. So…

"Friends", season 8, episode 16

Monica: That was that girl Megan! She booked the Swing Kings on the day of our wedding and said that I couldn’t have them back unless I gave her the dress!

"Friends", season 7, episode 17

Rachel: Wh… Come on! Remember? We were on the sleeping porch! We couldn’t stop giggling? And our coconuts kept knockin’ together?

"Friends", season 7, episode 20

Chandler: Couldn’t sleep last night you know, then I started worrying about this big divisional meeting that I have later today, the more I worried about it the more I couldn’t sleep.  Y’know? I was like, if I fall asleep now I’ll get six hours sleep, but if I fall asleep now I’ll get five hours sleep. Not matter what I did I couldn’t fall asleep.

"Friends", season 9, episode 2

Monica: Hmm, no. I mean how can I accept a restaurant from him? I-I-I-I can’t. I couldn’t even accept a necklace from Stu Vincent in the seventh grade.

"Friends", season 3, episode 21

Monica: Oh no, I already packed. The only thing I couldn’t find though was your Speedo.

"Friends", season 8, episode 3

Joey: That’s right I stepped up! She’s my friend and she needed help! And if I had too, I’d pee on anyone of you! Only, uhh, I couldn’t. I got the stage fright. I wanted to help, but there was too much pressure. So-so I uh, I turned to Chandler.

"Friends", season 4, episode 1

Joey: See, I actually can pour milk, but I got you believing that I couldn’t. Now, see, that’s acting.

"Friends", season 3, episode 19

Phoebe: That was supposed to be a good thing, I forget why. Just listen, Monica, I, do you know, okay, do you know, I couldn’t sleep for like a month because I got like a dot of ink on one of the sofa cushions.

"Friends", season 3, episode 6

Woman: Excuse me, I-I couldn’t help overhearing, you’re marrying Chandler Bing?

"Friends", season 7, episode 6

Chandler: No, I almost did, couldn’t leave Ross there without a spotter!

"Friends", season 4, episode 4

Monica: You’re just new at this, it’ll get better, think about your first day at work. I mean, that couldn’t have been easy but you figured that out.

"Friends", season 9, episode 2

Joey: (angrily and monotone) Any one of the brilliant actresses nominated for this award tonight deserves to take it home. Unfortunately only one can. (Shakes his head in disgust.) The nominees for Best Supporting Actress are from Passions Erin Goff. (There is applause, which Joey disgustedly waits to dye out.) From One Life to Live Mary Loren Bishop (They start to applaud again, but Joey interrupts in with the rest of the nominees), from All My Children Sarah Mchann, and from Days of Our Lives Jessica Ashley. And the winner is…(Opens the envelope)…Jessica Ashley from Days of Our Lives. (Applause) Uh, unfortunately Jessica couldn’t be with us tonight so I’ll be accepting this award on her behalf. (Realizes something) And I’m sure that Jessica would like to thank my parents who always believed in me. She’d also like to thank my friends, Chandler, Monica, Ross, Phoebe, and Rachel who’s sittin’ right there! (Points at Rachel.) (The music starts and his microphone is turned off, this angers Joey again and he disgustedly exits.)

"Friends", season 7, episode 18

Chandler: Well, you couldn’t get them anyway. Ian doesn’t plan anymore and Derrick… (Off of Rachel and Monica’s looks) And Derrick is a name I shouldn’t know.

"Friends", season 7, episode 2

Monica: Well, I said 'no' to her coming over now! I couldn’t say 'no' twice! I get this uncontrollable need to please people!

"Friends", season 10, episode 3

Joey: Well uh, I wanted to have a few beers, but uh, I got rid of those because Rachel couldn’t stand the smell of them. But I have thrown back a lot of orange juice with calcium though. And uh, it’s a couple weeks past it’s expiration date, so it’s got a bit of a kick.

"Friends", season 8, episode 14

Chandler: Yeah! When you were talking about Roger, that was killing me! Look, things like last night they don’t just happen. Y’know? Or at least not to me. Or with the other two women, in the morning y’know I was just lying there and I couldn’t wait to just go hang out with my friends, but with you I always y’know with a friend.

"Friends", season 6, episode 15

Rachel: Oh, see now I feel bad for the kid! I had a crush on a teacher once and it was so hard! Y’know you—I couldn’t concentrate and I blushed every time he looked at me. I mean come on, you remember what’s it’s like to be 19 and in love.

"Friends", season 7, episode 18

Chandler: And here is the bottle of wine for you to bring over tonight. (Hands it to him.) You were also going to buy Monica flowers but you couldn’t afford it, because you paid dinner last night.

"Friends", season 6, episode 11

Phoebe: It does! How would you feel if you couldn’t share your cooking? Or-or imagine how Ross would feel if he couldn’t teach us about dragons.

"Friends", season 8, episode 14

Phoebe: Oh hey you guys, I couldn�t get a reservation for the night of my birthday, so we have to do dinner Thursday night instead.

"Friends", season 9, episode 5

Ross: (moving over to stand in front of her) Okay, okay. This morning you said there was nothing so big that we couldn’t work past it together...

"Friends", season 3, episode 16

Ross: No! For all I know, she’s trying to find me but couldn’t because I kept moving around. No, from now on, I’m staying in one place. (He sits down on the bed.) Right here.

"Friends", season 5, episode 1

Ross: Yeah, ever since you uh, told me that story about that bike I-I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I mean, everyone should have a-a first bike, so…

"Friends", season 7, episode 9

Monica: You can’t say that!! You-you don’t know!! I mean I thought I was gonna pass out from the pain! Anyway I-I tried, but I-I couldn’t...bend that way. So... (Looks at Joey.)

"Friends", season 8, episode 19

Ross: Well you said you couldn’t go out so.... (pulls the cover off of the basket)

"Friends", season 3, episode 15

Dr. Green: You’re still going to that chiropractor, that man couldn’t get into medical school in Extapa!

"Friends", season 3, episode 7

Joey: Are you kidding me? I’m great! Yeah, I’m uh; I’m better than great. I am good. And now that she’s gone, I can uh, I can do all this stuff around here that I couldn’t do before. Y’know? Like umm, I can walk around naked again. Y’know? I can uh, I can watch porn in the living room. Right? This is uh, this is good for me. Y’know? I like being on my own, I’m uh, better off this way. I’m uh, a lone wolf. Y’know? A loner. Alone. All alone. Forever. What’s a wolf got to do to get a huh around here?! (Chandler rushes over and hugs him.)

"Friends", season 8, episode 14

Richard: I know I couldn’t. So....

"Friends", season 3, episode 13

Woman: Someone was in the lady's room, I couldn’t wait. I left the lid up for ya though.

"Friends", season 3, episode 14

Rachel: You had to do it, didn’t you? You couldn’t just leave it alone.

"Friends", season 3, episode 7

Joey: Yeah. We figured when we couldn’t find you, you’d gone home to make up with Rachel. Which is probably what you shoulda done. Huh?

"Friends", season 3, episode 16

Joey: (voice-over) ...and he couldn’t let it go, and... I don’t really know what happened with that either.

"Friends", season 4, episode 1

Frank: Oh, well y'know, I would’ve called but I lost your phone number and then ah, my Mom locked me out of the house so I couldn’t find it. And then, I tried to find a pay phone, and ah, the receiver was cut off. So...

"Friends", season 3, episode 18

Joey: I couldn’t help it, there love is so pure.

"Friends", season 3, episode 18

Joey: Yeah, well, I couldn’t find any cards, so it was either this or Strip Bag Of Old Knitting Stuff.

"Friends", season 3, episode 25

Monica: (interrupting) All right!! All right. (walks slowly into the living room) I got stung. Stung bad. I couldn’t stand. I-I couldn’t walk.

"Friends", season 4, episode 1

Ross: So that’s the only reason she could be here huh? It couldn’t have anything to do with the fact that-that maybe I’m a good listener and I uh I put on a great slide show!

"Friends", season 6, episode 14

Kathy: Wasn’t Nick funny when he couldn’t get his match lit?

"Friends", season 4, episode 13

Rachel: Monica! I couldn’t find him for two hours! He was having sex with Amy Welch!

"Friends", season 4, episode 2

Joey: Oh yeah! I got in there myself once. My roommate bet me five bucks that I couldn’t, and then he stuck a board through the handles that locked me in. Yeah. It was funny ‘til I started feeling like I was in a coffin.

"Friends", season 4, episode 2

Leslie: Yeah, but, I don’t do that anymore. I got kinda sick of it, and then I couldn’t come up with anything good, so they fired me.

"Friends", season 3, episode 14

Rachel: (entering) Hi! Okay, don’t be mad at me, but I couldn’t resist.

"Friends", season 3, episode 23

Monica: I couldn’t eat it! I had five friends who couldn’t eat it, and one of them eats books.

"Friends", season 4, episode 9

Joey: Well, you’re timing couldn’t be better. She’s not my girlfriend anymore.

"Friends", season 4, episode 7

Phoebe: Yeah I know what I wanted to ask you. Um, can you roll your tongue? Because I can, and my Mom couldn’t, and I thought y'know, I figured that was something I got from our Dad.

"Friends", season 3, episode 5

Joey: Listen, drama critics they’re nothing but, but people who couldn’t make it as actors. You know what you should do?

"Friends", season 3, episode 22

Rachel: ...And so then I realized. All this stuff I had been doing. proposing to Joshua, lying to Ross about why I couldn’t come to the wedding. Was all just a way of...

"Friends", season 4, episode 23

Chandler: They couldn’t be worse. I spent eight hours calling him last night, just trying to get him to talk to me.

"Friends", season 4, episode 8

Chandler: Hi, listen, I’m sorry about before. I don’t need to have a game room. I mean when I was a kid I only played those games because I couldn’t get girls, and now I can ‘em—Now, I have you. (Monica glares at him.) Not-not that I think that I have you or think of you as property in any sort of way, I see women…

"Friends", season 6, episode 3

Ross: Okay! You guys are getting married tomorrow and-and I couldn’t be more thrilled for both of you, but as Monica’s older brother I-I have to tell you this. If you ever hurt my little sister, if you ever cause her any unhappiness of any kind, I will hunt you down, and kick your ass! (Chandler laughs.) What? I’m-I’m-I’m serious! (Chandler laughs harder.) Come—Hey! Dude! Stop it! Okay? I’m-I’m not kidding here!

"Friends", season 7, episode 23

Ross: I couldn’t.

"Friends", season 6, episode 2

Chandler: Well, you couldn’t have looked everywhere or else you would’ve found her!

"Friends", season 5, episode 1

Doug: So, in conclusion, the lines all go up (points to the chart), so I’m happy. Great job team! Tomorrow at 8:30. (They start to leave) Phil! Nice job. (smacks him on the butt) Stevens! Way to go! (smacks him on the butt) Joel-burg, you maniac! I love ya! (smacks him on the butt) (Chandler walks up) Bing! Good job, couldn’t have done it without ya. (he shakes his hand)

"Friends", season 3, episode 24

Rachel: But I couldn’t even if I wanted to, because I don’t know! I swear; I didn’t see anything, and I don’t want to know! It was just a momentary lapse.

"Friends", season 8, episode 13

Rachel: Well obviously I won’t be able to come, for those of you who haven’t checked their calendars today is my due date. Well y’know, I just want to take a moment and thank you guys for how great you’ve been during this time. I really couldn’t have done it without you. And I have loved these last nine months! And even though I am so looking forward to the next part, I am really gonna miss being pregnant.

"Friends", season 8, episode 22

Monica: Soon! I-I just couldn’t before. You saw how upset Joey got! I couldn’t do that to her, she’s my best friend!

"Friends", season 6, episode 2

[Flashback to: A street, Ross is sitting in his newly purchased MGB. Which is one of the better British sports cars ever made. Of course, ‘better’ is a relative term. Which reminds me of a joke. Why don’t the British make computers? Because they couldn’t figure out how to make them leak oil. Anyway, the gang is all staring at his new purchase.]

"Friends", season 7, episode 14

Chandler: I couldn’t do it.

"Friends", season 6, episode 18

Kate: I’m soo glad I caught you, I couldn’t find you before.

"Friends", season 3, episode 22

[Chandler makes a fake "I know I couldn’t believe it either" gesture.]

"Friends", season 6, episode 9

Chandler: This coming from the man who couldn’t split our 80 dollar phone bill in half.

"Friends", season 6, episode 13

Joey: You couldn’t do it?!

"Friends", season 6, episode 18

Ross: Oh, no! No-no! No, I tired! But I couldn’t. That’s why I’m here. Maybe we could attack them together? (He glares at him.) That-that’s a no.

"Friends", season 6, episode 17

Janine: (entering from her room) Monica! Chandler! I’m really-really sorry about tonight. I don’t know if Joey told you; I just couldn’t get out of going to this play. I’m sorry. Have a great time.

"Friends", season 6, episode 11

Ross: Okay, maybe it wasn’t my best decision. But I just couldn’t face another failed marriage.

"Friends", season 6, episode 5

Paul: Oh, I couldn’t eat now.

"Friends", season 6, episode 23

Monica: All right. The super couldn’t figure out what it did. A $200 an hour electrician couldn’t figure out what it did. I’ve had seven pretty serious shocks. I officially give up.

"Friends", season 4, episode 15

Chandler: The actor playing Mac couldn’t do it, they needed to see you at 2 o’clock.

"Friends", season 6, episode 20

Chandler: Okay umm, before I meant you I had really little life and I couldn’t imagine growing old with…

"Friends", season 6, episode 24

Sarah: A ten speed bike. But, I’d rather have something my Dad couldn’t sell.

"Friends", season 3, episode 10

Chandler: Richard was there so I couldn’t do it!

"Friends", season 6, episode 24

Monica: You can’t say that!! You-you don’t know!! I mean I thought I was gonna pass out from the pain! Anyway I-I tried, but I-I couldn’t...bend that way. So... (looks at Joey.)

"Friends", season 4, episode 1

Mac: Well, I couldn’t have done it without you buddy. You’re a genius.

"Friends", season 7, episode 4

Ross: Monica couldn’t tell time ‘til she was 13!

"Friends", season 7, episode 4

Monica: Ohh, I’m sorry I couldn’t think of anymore for Ross!

"Friends", season 7, episode 4

Joey’s Date: Sorry about that, but I couldn’t get that lock to work on the door.

"Friends", season 7, episode 7

Phoebe: Chandler sucks! He couldn’t have gotten this good!

"Friends", season 8, episode 12

Rachel: Excuse me, I wanted you to help, but you couldn’t move your arms because you were wearing three life jackets.

"Friends", season 7, episode 3

Chandler: Couldn’t I just say, "This is Ross?"

"Friends", season 7, episode 13

Earl: Couldn’t it just be a coincidence?

"Friends", season 7, episode 13

Rachel: Oh no, I know I couldn’t see it either at first, but it’s right umm… (Starts to cry) Ross, I lost it again.

"Friends", season 8, episode 3

Rachel: Oh Joey, I’m sorry I just couldn’t tell her all those things you wanted me to tell her. And y’know we got to talking and I…

"Friends", season 7, episode 7

Joey: No, couldn’t care less.

"Friends", season 8, episode 5

Joey: No! No. Umm, just myself and if they don’t like me for—(Laughs.) I’m sorry I couldn’t even get through that.

"Friends", season 8, episode 12

Phoebe: Oh, great! We couldn’t keep our eyes off each other all night and then every once and a while y’know, he’d kinda lean over and stroke my hair and touch my neck. (Does that to Monica.)

"Friends", season 7, episode 18

Joey: And you couldn’t think of anything else?!

"Friends", season 8, episode 17