Example sentences of "but i can [adv] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I can easily take you and bring you back . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ She 's not very forthcoming always about what 's going on at the back of her mind , ’ he said after a time in a soft voice to Jo-Ann , ‘ but I can generally tell something about it from the way she moves her toes . |
| 3 | And er horses Oh I could saddle a horse and r I can ride a horse , no not racing horses , you know , but I can just ride them . |
| 4 | But whatever happens , I will never feel indifferent or hate everybody here , because there were some acceptable , some good performances we did together , but I can already say there were some great performances — at least as I remember them — so it 's a part of my artistic life closely connected to my heart . |
| 5 | I ca n't remember off hand but I can soon tell you . |
| 6 | Clearly no product is flawless but I can honestly find nothing but praise for the 103/4 ; indeed I would say that it is one of the best , most naturally balanced loudspeakers that I have used , regardless of price . |
| 7 | I do not think so , for the fish were feeding too well , but I can honestly say I would not have minded sharing what I caught anyway . |
| 8 | Because they are white I had not occasion to exercise any choice of colours , but I can scarcely knit everything in white . |
| 9 | I am thin but I can hardly move my bulk , I go round and round numbly under the ice of the North Pole . |
| 10 | He 's calling out to me now but I can hardly hear him because I 'm screaming so hard , wetting my pants as I squeeze the screams out . |
| 11 | but I can hardly remember what we decided but it seems that we 've now got |
| 12 | I think I know what it is , but I can hardly believe it . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I could be involved in a number of different ways , ’ she continues , ‘ but I can still do it well enough , and you never know what 's around the next corner . |
| 14 | But I can still remember what it was like then . ’ |
| 15 | And I I was only bloody tiny then but I can still remember it . |
| 16 | But I can still see myself , trembling with fear of Jack ( and yes , for him , too ) , desperately ringing a mental hospital I thought should not be there to ask for help with an ‘ illness ’ I thought did n't really exist . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't know why I 've been dropped but I can only think it 's something to do with my run-ins with those high-profile managers . |
| 18 | But I can only retrieve her lips , those lightly ribbed , juicy lips , studded and patterned in close-up like a mulberry or a raspberry , their almost leathery texture if you were to brush them with your fingertips or tongue tip ( that snaky little organ equipped with ideas of its own ) . |
| 19 | Yes , but I can only do it if I am convinced . |
| 20 | But I can only give you one answer . |
| 21 | ‘ But I can only pick my best eleven at the time . ’ |
| 22 | Lucy was apologetic : ‘ I know it does n't get us anywhere and it 's subjective , but I can only say what impression I got . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I wish I could court you with beautiful words , ’ the farmer went on , ‘ but I can only say I love you madly and want you for my wife . |
| 24 | His eyes both look one way , to be sure , but I can seldom catch them looking straight forward . |
| 25 | One must , of course , be cautious in drawing conclusions from only two visits to an institution , but I can perhaps summarize my general impressions . |
| 26 | I may not be able to make you admit you want me , but I can certainly make your body admit it , and I damned well will ! ’ |
| 27 | I can not give the hon. Gentleman the assurance that he seeks that I will agree with everything that the Edwards committee has recommended , but I can certainly assure him and the House that I will respond positively to the recommendations . |
| 28 | But I can certainly ask them questions about their dealings with Mr Bond . ’ |
| 29 | We can both observe our bodies but I can never observe your mind nor you mine . |
| 30 | ‘ In the end we parted quite amicably … but I can safely say you wo n't see him on my programme again ! ’ |