Example sentences of "but [pron] could not [verb] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I knew that I was doing evil things , but I could not stop myself . |
| 2 | But I could not stop myself from more murder . |
| 3 | I was desperate enough to consider rushing round the table pretending to be Pumblechook 's carriage , but I could not make myself do it , and just stood there helplessly . |
| 4 | But she could not make herself care . |
| 5 | But she could not make herself give up . |
| 6 | It was wrong to do it , she knew , but she could not stop herself . |
| 7 | Ianthe opened her mouth to speak but she could not bring herself to explain that these were her own Christmas presents . |
| 8 | Unhappy with the Steads , where she was beaten with a leather strap for wetting the bed , Ruth found a happier relationship with another family , but she could not rid herself of the insecurity . |
| 9 | It horrified her to hear her own voice screaming at her husband for his indolence but she could not help herself . |
| 10 | Thinking about Mike now was wrong , was disgusting , but she could not help herself . |
| 11 | She ought not to be going , but she could not help herself . |
| 12 | But they could not force themselves to leave . |
| 13 | In his heart he felt he was betraying something very new and delicate , but he could not stop himself . |
| 14 | But he could not bring himself to do it , especially not now , after Simon had revealed how she had spoken up for him . |
| 15 | One of the gunmen had been instructed to kill Thakin Nu , who was elsewhere , but he could not bring himself to slay this man known for his religious piety . |
| 16 | But he could not guess himself . |
| 17 | But he could not tear himself away . |
| 18 | But he could not help himself , he could not do otherwise . |
| 19 | But he could not help himself . |
| 20 | But he could not deceive himself . |