Example sentences of "but [pers pn] can [adv] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I ca n't be a tourist forever . ’ |
| 2 | It is perishing in the tent , but I ca n't be bothered to dress — it will only take a moment , I tell myself . |
| 3 | Seeing it on the noticeboard at the workhouse made me think … but I ca n't be sure any more . |
| 4 | There 's another up your end of town somewhere , but I ca n't be bothered . ’ |
| 5 | I 've never heard of anyone else having the problem , but I ca n't be the only one who sweats like a pig ! ’ |
| 6 | I mean , I go to Kinky , but I ca n't be bothered to wear high heels . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ If you put them under enough pressure , if you run at them , they will crack , but I ca n't be too bolshie about it . ’ |
| 8 | But I ca n't be certain . |
| 9 | Catchphrase : ‘ I 'm actually really talented but I ca n't be bothered to do anything better . ’ |
| 10 | But I ca n't be sure . |
| 11 | But I ca n't be Irish . |
| 12 | I think everyone was there , but I ca n't be certain . " |
| 13 | ‘ But I ca n't be true to the old evil in me , and be false to — whatever may be potentially good in me now ! ’ he cried . |
| 14 | " But I ca n't be too late . " |
| 15 | " I want to be happy but I ca n't be happy till I make you happy too , " Lally sang . |
| 16 | Being George , he did n't try to cover the fluff and press on ; instead he said , ‘ Sorry , love , but I ca n't be expected to get my lines right if I get the wrong feed , can I ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ But I ca n't be . |
| 18 | I would need about a quarter of the boxes , but I ca n't be sure where he is going to land . |
| 19 | Oh I 'd I 'd like to be a a delegate at conference but I ca n't be a candidate this year cos I 'm captain of my and I think I 'll be a bit busy anyway to be honest doing press work . |
| 20 | ‘ But I ca n't be held responsible for — ’ she tried to argue — and got shot down in flames for her trouble . |
| 21 | It 's , yeah somewhere I think it 's a pound or two more but I ca n't be sure . |
| 22 | Should do some typing but I ca n't be bothered . |
| 23 | Yeah but I ca n't be doing with it |
| 24 | It would n't take long to do it now but I ca n't be bothered |
| 25 | I ca , oh I 'm not bothered about that but I ca n't be bothered to buy one just for four |
| 26 | I 've got an idea I 've read that but I ca n't be sure . |
| 27 | Probably I 'd just go up to the pub but I ca n't be bothered . |
| 28 | However many facts I know about another person I can treat him as pure means , but I can not be perceptually and emotionally aware from his viewpoint without letting his inclinations interact with mine and affect my ends . |
| 29 | I think they will , but I can not be sure , and I would not want the National Curriculum to force him on unwilling teachers . |
| 30 | It is possible that it could have been left with the registry in this office and that it reached the case file as a result , but I can not be sure . |