Example sentences of "but i [verb] [not/n't] quite [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sounds great in theory , ’ she speculated , ‘ but I do n't quite think it 's the same in practice . ’ |
| 2 | But I do n't quite understand the purpose of this outing . ’ |
| 3 | Presently , he said , ‘ If it 's going to help , by all means interview Edna , but I do n't quite see how raking up the past , digging into something which might be better left alone , is going to get Celia over this illness , turn her into a normal woman again . ’ |
| 4 | I 've been thinking that you ought to get away from here for a bit , but I do n't quite see how I could leave the hospital just now . |
| 5 | I 'm sorry , but I do n't quite follow you there . |
| 6 | Because I got some by mistake cos it , yes I know it in Chinese dishes but I do n't quite know what they do with it . |
| 7 | But I do n't quite buy that . |
| 8 | But I did not quite agree with Riegl 's methodology . |