Example sentences of "[pers pn] but can [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 My Mummy loves me but can not look after me any more .
2 My mummy loves me but can not look after me any more .
3 My mummy loves me but can not look after me any more .
4 They were all related to the general principle , said to have been established with the introduction of legal aid in 1950 , that ‘ … legal services should be available to those who need them but can not afford to pay for them . ’
5 Butch tries to answer him but can only say .
6 Enjoying , we spontaneously welcome awareness ; bored and listless , we can not without effort summon it up ; disliking , we withdraw from it ; suffering , we recoil from it but can not escape it .
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