Example sentences of "it but i [modal v] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's asked me to go along as wardrobe mistress , I said I 'd think about it but I ca n't stand the heat . |
| 2 | I know that I have to believe in myself to overcome it but I ca n't when I 'm destroying myself . |
| 3 | It contained the Knole sofa on which St Agatha had reclined in West Kensington ( too large for Laura 's tiny flat ) , several lowering pieces of reproduction Jacobean furniture donated by Kitty ( 'Your father loved it but I ca n't bear it , it 's so threatening ’ ) , hundreds of books on shelves made by Peter out of bricks and planks and the unmistakable overlying detritus of family life . |
| 4 | No I ca n't I , I heave with it but I ca n't get nowt up . |
| 5 | Cos , we 've heard her say it but I ca n't think how she can be . |
| 6 | I wish I had n't I wish I had n't started feeding it but I ca n't I ca n't stop now it 's not |
| 7 | I tried to imitate it but I could n't do it . |
| 8 | He wanted me to talk to you about it but I could n't . |