Example sentences of "but ca [not/n't] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but ca n't even tell it , ought to be able to do it |
| 2 | ‘ It grieves me think that these drivers , sometimes as many as 60 a week , have to pay to spend the night in this car park but ca n't even go to the loo , ’ she said . |
| 3 | On the one hand she makes a speculative diagnosis of him , out of Adlerian psychology ; on the other hand she half believes — but ca n't quite bring herself to say — that the blame lies with England , for virtually expelling him a quarter-century before . |
| 4 | They seem desperately to want to form words but ca n't quite do so . |
| 5 | The name Threepwood seems to come to mind but ca n't quite place it … , anyway back to that puzzle with the rock … |
| 6 | Know the face , but ca n't quite put it in its place |
| 7 | I 'm cursing because the pigeon chooses this moment for an escape bid up the neck of my Spidersuit , plus I can tell they know I must be close but ca n't quite imagine the trans-shed escape route I 've taken . |
| 8 | My problem is that I like to make the things but ca n't possibly eat them all myself . |