Example sentences of "but [pers pn] could [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could tell you many tales of great joy and hope , but I could also give you far worse than the few examples I have mentioned here . |
| 2 | I could see writing would be difficult , but I could also see I would possibly be good at it . |
| 3 | Almost — but I could just make out a narrow stretch half-way over where the water flowed smooth and fast with each swell . |
| 4 | The lights were n't on but I could just see him . |
| 5 | The moon was low now , and there was not much light , but I could just see a small group of men on horses . |
| 6 | He had dark glasses on , but I could just see through them to his closed eyes . |
| 7 | Part of it was my upbringing , of course , but I could easily have had a violent reaction away from that if it had n't been for the inhibiting atmosphere in the company itself . |
| 8 | I knew it was a game but I could cheerfully have strangled her . |
| 9 | Thomas paused , as if having second thoughts , then said , ‘ I do n't know what the fuck you 're doing down there , I do n't know what 's going on , and I do n't really know why I 'm offering this , but I could probably get you a gun , if you 'd feel — I do n't know — safer , or whatever . ’ |
| 10 | Vlado told me that I must do as he asked — but I could simply make myself appear a fool by reporting news of no consequence . |
| 11 | Those daily walks with her helped to calm my mind a little , but I could not bear the thought of writing poems again , not without Dana . |
| 12 | But I could not bear to be supplanted in a view that lay next to my heart by an old acquaintance . |
| 13 | I was tired and thirsty and my shin was ablaze , but I could not stop : on , on , on — through a pool of sand — past one dead cow and then another — race across shingle to hit more sand and sink deep — turn backwards — heave , jerk , shout — firm ground again — race into sand — kick the wheelbarrow for its stupidity — stop , heave — trip and fall — get up and heave again — fall face down — spit sand — up and on again . |
| 14 | I was delighted for Wemmick , but I could not stop worrying about Magwitch . |
| 15 | But I could not stop Cathy whispering something in Linton 's ear , before we left the room . |
| 16 | ‘ I knew that I was doing evil things , but I could not stop myself . |
| 17 | But I could not stop myself from more murder . |
| 18 | I tried many times , but I could not do it . |
| 19 | I could eat alone or the young son and his friends could join me , but I could not eat in the Sheikh 's great majlis with the other men of the household . |
| 20 | ‘ Och , they 've all got names , but I could not tell you what they are . |
| 21 | I knew who the murderer was , but I could not tell anyone . |
| 22 | I wanted to answer his question , but I could not tell him my terrible secret . |
| 23 | But I could not stand the humiliation of crossing the Allenby Bridge — at my age , being stripped and searched by a Zionist , Jew , a Pole , a Russian or a Romanian who is living in my country , in my home , asking me questions and searching me . |
| 24 | He offered me his spare bed for the night , but I could not stand the stench of the creek , and I wanted to make an early start on the work I had to do on Wavebreaker , so I caught the bus to McIllvanney 's boatyard . |
| 25 | I had reached the door , but I could not leave . |
| 26 | But I could not sleep . |
| 27 | But I could not sleep . |
| 28 | but I could not think of its name . |
| 29 | I heard a strange sound coming from the hut , but I could not think what was making the noise . |
| 30 | I stayed there all night , but I could not think clearly . |