Example sentences of "but [pron] could n't [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | — But I could n't cover his marker — why should I ? |
| 2 | But I could n't tell my mother or father because I should have been in bed by that time . |
| 3 | I told my boyfriend but I could n't tell my mum . |
| 4 | But I have a week er but I could n't open my week 's . |
| 5 | I released her fingers but I could n't drag my eyes away from the gleam of gold as it winked tantalisingly at me . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's true he did n't often talk about his family , but I could n't forget your lovely name , I liked it so much . |
| 7 | I wandered through Biomorph Land , moving through an endless landscape of strange creatures and things , but I could n't find my insects . |
| 8 | I tried to tell Philippa to hurry but I could n't get my words together . |
| 9 | But I could n't get my camera to work — I hardly ever used the thing — so I went to Derek 's house one day to ask his advice on how to operate it . |
| 10 | But I could n't cut my hair tha , myself like that . |
| 11 | But I could n't let my mother be here , and then it was more for my brother because he had a wife and he it was more for him to be working than er for me really , cos I come to pension age then you see . |
| 12 | I was ill too but I could n't consider my own feelings . |
| 13 | but I could n't see your |
| 14 | I looked deep , but I could n't see his soul . |
| 15 | I do , I like , do you think I could have a copy of anything you 've got to date because lying in my desk this morning is something I have to prepare a briefing note for my chairman and I was thinking about that recent one , but I could n't put my hand on it Robert , absolutely updated on exactly where we are . |
| 16 | They broke them in like a horse , but you could n't get their necks like a horse . |
| 17 | But she could n't ignore his abilities . |
| 18 | But she could n't control her dreams and sometimes she talked in her sleep . |
| 19 | Honest , impatient with any kind of pretence , it went against the grain to dissemble , but she could n't end their brief engagement with a phone call . |
| 20 | Branches clawed at her hair and she felt like she had done years ago , waiting for Jezrael to catch up , knowing she was going to be late for school , but she could n't leave her sister to struggle in on her own . |
| 21 | She reminded herself that the guilt , if there was any , belonged to Dana , but she could n't believe her twin knew about Berenice . |
| 22 | Of course he was n't serious , it was just a way of flirting , but she could n't let his statement go unchallenged . |
| 23 | Yeah , she 'd been to college but she could n't get her car started , she had to get her dad to drive her in and pick her up . |
| 24 | You 're beautiful whatever you do to yourself , ’ he murmured , but she could n't see his expression , and that was infuriating . |
| 25 | She might fight him , resent him , even hate him for condemning her on Matilda 's word alone , but she could n't deny his need or her longing to satisfy it . |
| 26 | ‘ But we could n't help our train being late . |
| 27 | Mike took one look at her furious face , and Ace 's flabbergasted one , and put up a hand to hide his mouth , but he could n't stop his eyes from dancing with amusement . |
| 28 | but he could n't hide his sexual inadequacy |
| 29 | With one , one man said I used to put , in the cold mornings I used to put my other hand at the bottom to see if I could get heat , but he could n't touch his fingers because they were so tender . |
| 30 | He might have destroyed Arabella 's letters to Newley , but he could n't rid his memory of their contents . |