Example sentences of "be [pron] i [vb mod] [adv] understand " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , it is something I ca n't understand , and Rose Macaulay ca n't either . |
| 2 | This is something I can not understand : the wonder of sadness , the glory of pain . |
| 3 | no , no , no , that 's what I ca n't understand , no I think it 's about a hundred years old you see , probably |
| 4 | That 's what I could n't understand . |
| 5 | This is what I ca n't understand . |
| 6 | Erm , you know , this is what I ca n't understand , we have n't heard this . |
| 7 | ‘ That is what I can not understand , ’ the general had turned in upon himself again , hardly aware of the presence of his guests any more . |
| 8 | Happily , we lived in a much more enlightened time during World War 2 , I never understood the treatment of LMF cases ; it was something I could not understand as outlined in the Air Ministry Order , which was a very harsh document and did not give much leeway in the treatment of a chap if he felt he could not do any more . |