Example sentences of "but [conj] i can [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I keep the snapshot you sent me by my bed , but although I can see it is you , you look different — so much older . |
| 2 | And there is a sense in which this applies , but although I can appreciate his point that seeking a good reputation may well dominate the practical order , if it were also to dominate the activities I have designated ‘ second-order ’ then it makes nonsense of the possibility of ‘ disinterestedness ’ , enjoying something for its own sake . |
| 3 | I do not think that it is wisdom that is required but if I can do anything , I will . |
| 4 | But if I can leave it running and it runs out it will suit me down to the ground . |
| 5 | I do n't love you , but if I can give you happiness by just promising , then I will — consider — and promise — soon . |
| 6 | I do it if I really have to , but if I can avoid it I chicken out , and I had too much lately . ’ |
| 7 | But if I can get it to Andernesse somehow , she thought , then surely it 'll be safe and everything will stop … ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Ribalta is hard to hit , but if I can catch him I will knock him out . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ But if I can keep my sense of humour , I hope that we will be all right . ’ |
| 10 | But if I can find it |
| 11 | But if I can put my thinking erm on the floor first , it seems to me that vacant Normal vacancies as Mr has described them , are a function of people moving from one house to another . |
| 12 | But before I can turn it , the door opens . |
| 13 | But when I can see he 's not looking , I do so . |