Example sentences of "[not/n't] understand you " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does n't have to sound confrontational ; contrast ‘ I do n't understand what you 're talking about ’ ( sub-text : ‘ you are inept at talking ’ ) with ‘ I 'm sorry I 'm so dim [ mock disclosure — and quite appropriate in my opinion , given the indirect nature of conversation ] , but could you explain that to me again in plain English ? ’ ( sub-text : ‘ I 'm not understanding you , so can you say it differently ? ’ ) |
| 2 | ‘ I do not understand you . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I do not understand you ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Miss Kenton , I do not understand you . |
| 5 | If people do not understand you , is it their fault or yours ? |
| 6 | ‘ I do not understand you , Director . |
| 7 | ‘ I do not understand you , ’ he rasped , ‘ but coming from you I imagine it is some acid comment . |
| 8 | I just do n't understand you , he said . |
| 9 | I do n't understand you . ’ |
| 10 | I do n't understand you . ’ |
| 11 | Jesus Christ , I do n't understand you . |
| 12 | and just for a moment they do n't understand you . |
| 13 | On the other hand though I was really drunk so maybe I only remember it that way John turned round to me at the end and said , I ca n't understand you All the people I know , when they get pissed , they start fights , whereas you just seem really happy |
| 14 | I suppose your wife does n't understand you . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't understand you . |
| 16 | I do n't understand you , I really do n't . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't understand you , Jacques . ’ |
| 18 | But it 's all done by a helper very often who does n't understand you . |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't understand you . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't understand you . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Sorry , but I do n't understand you . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't understand you , Angalo , ’ said Masklin . |
| 23 | ‘ I ca n't understand you without the Thing , ’ said Masklin . |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't understand you northern girls , ’ he would say . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's telling you it ca n't understand you . |
| 26 | However , I have one thing to say to her : please , please , please do n't let yourself be ruined by those who do n't understand you . |
| 27 | " We do n't understand you , " he said . |
| 28 | " I do n't understand you , Martha Pascoe , " she said . |
| 29 | I 'm sorry Paul , I ca n't understand you . |
| 30 | Yet I still do n't understand you — remember when you put a stop to my having dinner Chez Auguste ? ’ |