Example sentences of "but i can not [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am prepared to raise a Library order for the remainder of this year 's reprint budget ( £215 ) , since I am not aware of any other potential reprint requirements , but I can not meet the full costs of the invoice . |
| 2 | But I can not face the world that you have left , ma'am . |
| 3 | I may not have much to bequeath , but I can not endure the thought of my loved ones squabbling over my best earrings . |
| 4 | The first intimation of it came out of the blue , but I can not ignore the fact that she has persisted in it . |
| 5 | ‘ But I can not leave the children alone . ’ |
| 6 | But I can not leave the children . ’ |
| 7 | I am reluctant to intervene , but I can not allow the Minister to get away with that . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Privilege could mean a shelf in a lavatory , but I can not see the word catching on . |
| 10 | ‘ But I can not see the benefit of a league which makes the already rich richer and the other ones poorer . ’ |
| 11 | But I can not remember the German ones . |