Example sentences of "but [pron] can not " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's true that extracts such as Phoebe 's ‘ Think not that I love him … ’ from As You Like It ( Act 3 , Scene 5 ) or Viola 's ‘ 1 left no ring with her … ’ from Twelfth Night ( Act 2 , Scene 2 ) may be all too well known to a panel , but I can not agree with an adjudication policy that would ban these pieces from the audition . |
| 2 | I am a great fan of Monica Seles but I can not believe all the letters about these two players . |
| 3 | There must have been text books around at one time but I can not even identify any titles let alone suppliers . |
| 4 | We have made a bid of nearly £700m for a company with a book value of £200m — we 've acknowledged there is some extra worth there , but I can not see the sort of value they are talking about in property . |
| 5 | I try to explain to the two silver boots [ now accompanied by the projectionist , drinking tea ] what is wrong but I can not make myself heard even out here . |
| 6 | This caused disquiet amongst Colonial officials and prompted Creech Jones , the Colonial Secretary in the later years of the Labour government , to circulate a memorandum to the Cabinet in early 1947 in which he said : ‘ I know full well how important it is that our overseas payments should be kept as low as they possibly can be , but I can not believe that this justifies a course which is contrary to our declared policy in regard both to Colonial and to commercial matters and contrary also to the policy which has long been pursued by the Labour Party . ’ |
| 7 | But I can not live without my husband . |
| 8 | ‘ I can well understand the feelings of the minority , but I can not understand why they 're offended , ’ said Mr Sliudikas , another district secretary in the capital . |
| 9 | Havel is now in the seat of power ; but I can not imagine he has lost his central European gift for irony . |
| 10 | Sorry , but I can not imagine what has happened . |
| 11 | I do n't know about you , but I can not conceive of a home without a fire . |
| 12 | But I can not abandon my identity now as I did so freely in those days of my youth . |
| 13 | ‘ I do not wish to be hard upon poor people in great affliction ; but I can not help thinking that they have been doing for hundreds of years past something very like what the Bible calls ‘ tempting God' ’ — staking their property and their lives upon the chances or no earthquakes coming , while they ought to have known that an earthquake might come an day . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I do not admit immortality , but I can not believe in death : that is to say , in my own death … |
| 15 | But I can not do so . |
| 16 | I would like to have a family one day but I can not think about next week , let alone something as important as that , ’ she added with already familiar coyness . |
| 17 | There are many other beautiful things there but I can not resist quoting a caption — for once , given in English — in the room set aside for the revolution of 1848 . |
| 18 | ‘ I have read between the lines of the German decision , but I can not see any new facts to support this change of heart . |
| 19 | Admittedly , the thought-processes of anyone still undecided which way to vote on Thursday must be mysterious or vestigial : but I can not believe that such nonsense will have the slightest effect on the result of the election . |
| 20 | Times are changing , but I can not see anybody stopping the world-ranked top four . ’ |
| 21 | As someone who has suffered several heart attacks , I eat polyunsaturates , although I prefer butter , but I can not convince myself that it really matters . |
| 22 | My diesel shortly is a terrible smoker , I have only had this vehicle for three months ( 1985 vintage ) but have covered about 3000 miles and tried all of the adjustments to reduce its habit , The clock reads 30,000 miles and the distributor pump is adjusted to its maximum in an attempt to reduce the smoke , but I can not stop it . |
| 23 | These are proper Land Rover parts but I can not obtain fitting instructions . |
| 24 | ‘ Yes … but I can not pretend that it is n't a family disaster . |
| 25 | But I can not . |
| 26 | The beach is all mine but I can not stay long for I lack a senorita to oil my back . |
| 27 | I am glad that you have had orgies at Jay 's — I am jealous , but I can not hope to play if I want to work . |
| 28 | But I can not help wondering whether the dark mood of the ballet was at least partly influenced by Britten 's opera Peter Grimes , which also included episodes of fishermen mending their nets . |
| 29 | ‘ But I can not say what I am not . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ It was on a bearing of 280 degrees and was already west of the Falklands , so I 'm sorry but I can not see how you can say it was not sailing away from the Falklands when it was sunk . ’ |