Example sentences of "but [pers pn] could never [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But … but I could never wear that . |
| 2 | And her voice broke a little as she said , ‘ It 's beautiful , so beautiful , but … but I could never wear it , could I ? |
| 3 | but I could never do them |
| 4 | ‘ She was talented , though in a different way , but I could never make her see that . ’ |
| 5 | I 'm unemployed at the moment , but I could never go back to being a bricklayer . |
| 6 | But I could never compare with you , could I ? |
| 7 | Mm , I can never remember the formulas , like your dad said formula for such and such a thing is so and so and that , but I could never remember them so I was no good then , because I could n't remember it |
| 8 | And your mum used to say cor I wish I could write that down but you , but I could never remember . |
| 9 | As I looked at his stern face , I knew I could go anywhere in the world with him as a colleague , but I could never lose my freedom by marrying him . |
| 10 | I think in vitro fertilisation is wonderful for childless couples , but I could never consider that option for us . |
| 11 | I always wanted to find a woman who liked to do what I liked to do — but I could never find one who wanted to drink and chase women . |
| 12 | ‘ I looked for him everywhere , ’ said Mr Brownlow , ‘ but I could never find him . |
| 13 | Before you detect on the beaches in Portugal , you are supposed to obtain permission from the local Captain di Maritimo ( something like our local harbour-master ) , but I could never find him . |
| 14 | ‘ I had high moral values , but I could never accept Christian theology . |
| 15 | I imagined the whole business of running to the wire , and setting up the ladder a thousand times , but I could never get beyond the point when I set my foot on the bottom rung . |
| 16 | ‘ Yeah , and that E chord should really be on the bridge pickup , but I could never get it and every once in a while I 'd be thinking , ‘ I 'm gon na try it … |
| 17 | He had mentioned it to me , in a roundabout sort of way , but I could never work out when it had happened or how old I was when it occurred . |
| 18 | OK , educate the child , educate the dog , but I could never let a child of mine walk around a ring with a big , powerful dog like that , because it is a big , powerful vicious beast . |
| 19 | But I could never take to her . |
| 20 | Although he had been late at Emma Chisholm 's dinner party last week , he had seemed perfectly sober , but you could never tell with alcoholics . |
| 21 | cos we 've just got that ti but you could never show it on a graph , |
| 22 | ‘ But you could never do what your father did , could you , Nigel ? |
| 23 | Then he touched her cheek with a soft palm and added in a low , throaty whisper , ‘ You might destroy me utterly , I think , but you could never hurt me . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ He was n't 100 per cent fit , but you could never write him off . |
| 25 | But you could never predict that this was going to happen . |
| 26 | She was a small , plump , pleasant faced woman , full of bounce and good intentions , but she could never stop talking . |
| 27 | The books said to change baby first , but she could never bear to make Debbie wait . |
| 28 | But she could never hope to participate to the same degree in his excitement and his passion . |
| 29 | Occasionally he talked in his sleep but she could never make out what he was saying . |
| 30 | Every time she saw the photograph Stella was reminded of someone , but she could never catch who it was . |