Example sentences of "n't really understand " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Civilians ’ do n't really understand it , about the waiters in the deli and all that .
2 I did n't really understand what it was all about except that there were always sugar lumps in my pocket for when I did n't feel very well .
3 I do n't really understand what he 's doing , but it 's OK to watch him for a bit .
4 I could n't really understand what he was going on about , and I did n't like the way he shook my hand so blummin hard .
5 I do n't really understand .
6 ‘ I do n't really understand all this Italian , ’ said Kaler , who played a paranoid John Paul II , as he tried to decipher it afterwards .
7 ‘ We do n't really understand how it works ’ , Matthews admitted at a recent meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Chicago .
8 I still did n't really understand when he said they were lesbians .
9 Many students are shy , and , if they see that the librarian is busy , do n't like to explain that they did n't really understand what was being said .
10 He smiled broadly , and though she did n't really understand him , her own smile grew and she was encouraged to ask :
11 This was partly due to the fact that I did n't really understand what I was supposed to be doing and partly because I had a very intricate felt-pen and biro decoration to complete on my pencil case ( which obviously took priority over maths work ) .
12 I ca n't really understand that , since I exercise regularly ( I walk to the sweet shop at least twice a day ) and I eat loads of fitness foods ( like Mars bars and Diet Coke for instance ) .
13 I used to take bass for granted , because I did n't really understand it , but having been around Sara I 've got a much deeper appreciation for the way she fits into the rhythm section and comes up with lines that move around underneath the melody .
14 I did n't really understand then but when I got to about five my mum and dad told me .
15 I did n't really understand what he was after but , although some of his questions sounded rather peculiar , I answered as best I could .
16 ‘ I do n't really understand it myself , ’ Masklin admitted .
17 An adult owl of either sex may kill its chicks and eat them — I do n't really understand why , because they are known to do this even if there is plenty of food .
18 Millie did n't really understand .
19 Rumours of the civil war had reached the Dwarfs but they did n't really understand the situation .
20 However , it is important for us to remember that we still do n't really understand how this recoding is done by the brain .
21 ‘ I do n't really understand what they 're talking about , ’ she said , ‘ but now it 's the only thing on in the morning . ’
22 But his use of the -le ending reinforces the idea that he does n't really understand what -e does as his attempts at mise chifing and stown have already shown .
23 Now erm I still do n't really understand where you got this from .
24 I do n't really understand them .
25 A deaf therapist said : ‘ They do n't see me as a health professional who knows it all , but who does n't really understand ; they see me as a disabled person . ’
26 You do n't really understand him , at least I do n't .
27 Will did n't really understand it himself .
28 He did n't really understand what had happened or why , but he sensed things would never be quite the same again .
29 And I think when you 're little you do n't really understand and , unless your parents tell you , then
30 They do n't really understand us .
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