Example sentences of "[pron] i [vb mod] not understand " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | She really has this er attitude which I can not understand because erm a a as I think it was Al Reeve said , you know , erm some people ca n't bear children , we ca n't , but we like them but if you have actually borne children , you are in other words a mother , you 've got ta have a attitude , not only to children in general but to your children in particular , which is very very difficult for er a male to understand and a non-father , it 's gon na be very very difficult cos I personally do n't have any children at all and therefore it is very very difficult for me to even comprehend but given that I can erm I can sympathize with something I do not comprehend it must be monumentally difficult for her |
| 3 | Something I could not understand … ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | This is something I can not understand : the wonder of sadness , the glory of pain . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | Mrs Lynch added : ‘ What I can not understand is why the bag was not checked at the mortuary or the police station ? ’ |
| 8 | What I could not understand was the absence of consensus among adults as to what constituted death , and as to its meaning . |