Example sentences of "bear [to-vb] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could not bear to see him suffer and so I threw myself wholeheartedly on to Nonni 's side , arguing passionately that my aunts ' lack of interest in day-to-day matters was a boring affectation ; that Nonni was much more ‘ real ’ and ‘ closer to life ’ . |
| 2 | Luke seemed to lose no opportunity of parting her and Rob whenever he found them together , as if he could n't bear to see them slacken pace . |
| 3 | Like so much of the show , it gave a touching twist to the common run of things ; it was as if he could n't bear to see us go . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , Ludo , I ca n't bear to see you cry . |
| 5 | I ca n't bear to see you behave like this towards each other ! ’ |
| 6 | I ca n't bear to hear you speak of yourself like that . |
| 7 | ‘ You know better than most , Naylor , that there were some nights when I could n't bear to let him go home at all ! ’ |
| 8 | His arms tightened round her as though he could n't bear to let her go and he kissed her again , hungrily . |
| 9 | He took her with him on his visit because he could n't bear to let her disappear without finding out more about her . |
| 10 | Do you think I could bear to let you sink into ignominious disgrace ? ’ |
| 11 | I could n't bear to let you see me so upset . |