Example sentences of "but i could [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | When he insisted he needed a holiday , I agreed that it would be lovely to lie in the sun and swim in the warm Mediterranean , but I could not agree that it was an urgent need . |
| 32 | I hate Heathcliff too , but I could not agree to murder , so I called out a warning from the kitchen window . |
| 33 | Of his Cornish relations he said that he found them ‘ … most excellent people , but I could not understand more than one half they said ’ . |
| 34 | Undoubtedly , there must be outboard-motor-free boats on Moorea , but I could not find any which were nicely placed against an unspoiled backdrop of palms , beach and sky . |
| 35 | I stepped back to avoid the overpowering closeness of his face and a little man on the inner circle of the crowd startled me with a friendly smile , but I could not find him again when I looked for him . |
| 36 | Ken 's last wish was that his coffin should be carried by six Athletico players but I could not find a single one of the bastards who would do it for less than fifty quid . |
| 37 | I wanted to speak to her but I could not find the right words . |
| 38 | I looked for it everywhere but I could not find it . |
| 39 | I would not have entrusted , to use Jennie Lee 's pungent phrase , the conduct of a chip shop to him , least of all the nation 's international affairs , but I could not say with any firm conviction that they have necessarily been handled better by his successors of either party . |
| 40 | At this moment two people grabbed me to try to make me get up but I could not get up , so they kicked me and stamped all over me from head to toe . |
| 41 | I remember paramedics getting her out of the car , but I could not get out of my seat because my legs were trapped under the dashboard . |
| 42 | Bruce Calvert-Toulmin , one of dozens of Britons at a campsite in Aubignan , said : ‘ I saw people trying to cling to trees 20 yards away but I could not get to them . |
| 43 | But I could not know ! |
| 44 | I have kept my opinions to a minimum but I could not resist making observations . |
| 45 | As I entered the building a chant started up , but I could not catch the words . |
| 46 | But I could not catch up . |
| 47 | I ran towards the voice , but I could not catch the monster . |
| 48 | But I could not believe that the policy went unchallenged when there still was scope for negotiation and diplomatic intervention ; yet the Government seemed unwilling to try either . |
| 49 | I was thrilled inside for Boro but I could not jump up and down with delight . |
| 50 | I wanted a space blanket even more , but I could not take anything from the Land Rover for myself until the next settlement . |
| 51 | I knew she had psychic gifts , but I could not work out how she was so clued in to this film . |
| 52 | But I could not have foreseen the circumstances . |
| 53 | Perhaps I could rule Scotland without a man , but I could not have a child without one . |
| 54 | I am sorry , Mr. Speaker , but I could not hear as an hon. Friend was standing up . |
| 55 | But I could not play at Wolves without knowing I could do a reasonable job . ’ |
| 56 | They showed promise and were not as mediocre as all the other stuff inflicted upon me at Leeds , but I could not see any real future for Robin as a poet . |
| 57 | There was movement to the side of them , but I could not see what they were doing because of the size of the boulders . |
| 58 | I could hear my wife , Sharon , in the driver 's seat of our Peugeot 405 but I could not see her because my eyes were clouded with blood . |
| 59 | Despite the quirky characterisations of Mr Amis , my mind returned , albeit lazily , to Brian Harley and his omnipotent putter , but I could not see how to fit the various pieces of evidence together to form a coherent whole . |
| 60 | Perhaps I was wrong , but I could not see that the King was being kind and generous in ordering such an inhuman punishment . |