Example sentences of "can [vb infin] but [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were too drunk and crude , I want one man , one master , who I can respect but who wo n't respect me , and who will tell me what to do . |
| 2 | I mean we can wait but they wo n't mind which is which . |
| 3 | can appeal but you ca n't |
| 4 | Er it said produce seventy two to seventy three three , so two produces a budget of seventy two million in two b you can see but you will see in two b that we are actually saying you can have an actual sort of implemental approach which will take you up to three billion . |
| 5 | It can look but it can not touch , the result being it can just as easily be released again . |
| 6 | and the squares for the blankets , I ca n't crochet though , I 'm no good at crocheting , I ca n't do any crocheting , I can knit but I ca n't crochet |
| 7 | I can go Bill can go but he ca n't . |
| 8 | Mebbe for the Oxford game that should be the other way round ( ‘ I can read and I can write but I ca n't drive a tractor ’ ) ? |
| 9 | I can read and I can write but I ca n't tie a shoelace |
| 10 | It is also significant that the DoE study did not consider the costs of several ‘ uncostable ’ factors such as the increased corrosion and organic contamination which denitrification can cause but which would not be incurred by preventative methods . |
| 11 | There 's a lot of talk about forgiving or forgetting is n't there , some people say I can forgive but I can never forget . |