Example sentences of "i can not understand " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can not understand my conception of the world in terms of , or reduce it to , some account of my dispositions , as it seems plausible one might for the rat 's ( or any third person 's ) conception of the world and its dispositions . |
| 2 | I can not understand this as I can not see any detrimental effect on the carp . |
| 3 | I can not understand how that misconception arose . |
| 4 | ‘ I can not understand how any financial institution can rob two small children of their rights , when all we did was follow the Abbey National 's advice all along . |
| 5 | I can not understand how you , who appreciate so much Russian writers of the Nineteenth Century , can combine this appreciation with a complete ignorance of the obshchestvennoe dvizhenie ( liberal movement ) that started in the time of Alexander I , was conspicuously present throughout the century ( despite absolutism ) , and was deliberately played down by the Leninists and Trotskyists for propaganda reasons . |
| 6 | ‘ I can well understand the feelings of the minority , but I can not understand why they 're offended , ’ said Mr Sliudikas , another district secretary in the capital . |
| 7 | ‘ I can not understand why we were not informed . ’ |
| 8 | It is something else , I can not understand . |
| 9 | He introduced the Deer Act and spoke seventy-seven times during the Wildlife and Countryside Bill ( ‘ I can not understand why anyone should want to shoot a curlew . |
| 10 | I can not understand why he should complain : he had the BBC on his side . |
| 11 | I can not understand how the Government sends a man out to fight us , as it did General Miles , and then breaks his word . |
| 12 | I can not understand why so many chiefs are allowed to talk so many different way , and promise so many different things . |
| 13 | It seems all so mysterious — I can not understand why you have heard nothing … |
| 14 | One problem that occupied him was trying to dissuade Hanns from joining the army : ‘ Do n't do anything so foolish … it seems a hopelessly idiotic and pointless idea , and I can not understand why you want to do this ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I can not understand ’ , Wilson says , |
| 16 | This is something I can not understand : the wonder of sadness , the glory of pain . |
| 17 | I therefore have some sympathy with the New Ager , but I can not understand why he is in such a hurry to rebuild his world on foundational beliefs which have already crippled millions upon millions of fellow human beings . |
| 18 | I can not understand why , after arriving at Kinghorn , he refused to wait up for his royal master and did not go looking for the King . |
| 19 | I can not understand why our pigs were criticized for being too fat because the meat was so sweet and tender , almost like chicken . |
| 20 | I can not understand how individuals with this problem can gain authorisation to give a opinion . |
| 21 | A spokesman for the Association of Chief Police Officers said : ‘ I can not understand how this happened . ’ |
| 22 | I can not understand why positive support is given to people whose only objective in life ( in their own words ) is to ‘ fuck the system ’ . |
| 23 | I saw you last night , though you chose not to see me , and I can not understand your casual attitude to life . |
| 24 | I can not understand why riders are holding back just when the sport needs them most . |
| 25 | Team manager John Louis said last night , ‘ Miroslaw has all the status of a world star and I can not understand why the request was refused . |
| 26 | Mr Rutter added : ‘ I can not understand why anybody would burgle The Redoubt because ever since our last burglary there has not been anything of value kept here . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ For reasons that I can not understand , ’ he continued , ‘ we in Britain seem to have a negative response to winners . |
| 28 | She never could have done in Europe what she did in New York ; I can not think of an artist who points up this issue more clearly and I can not understand why she of all people was left out of the show . |
| 29 | I am a fan and I can not understand why he does n't sell in the David Lodge league , for he well worth recommending . |
| 30 | ‘ I want to know what is behind this first , ’ he snapped , ‘ because for the life of me I can not understand why a man in his position should want to take up with the likes of you . |