Whether such be really their intention, or how far it may be politic, I cannot pretend to determine.
What the event will be I cannot pretend to decide.
Sir, In the present violent heat of the weather, and feverish state of my health, I cannot pretend to sit long at my pen, and must pray you to accept of a few short hints only.
Whether he thought worse of people than they deserved wecannot pretend to say.
How long Frank might have sat on the floor, and what direful events might have transpired, I cannot pretend to say, for just at this juncture the further door opened, and Dr.
What you may have been used to I cannot pretend to know; but, whatever it be, you will be kind enough to remember that here we are accustomed to the society of gentlemen, and to treat each other as such.
How long it will be before they succeed in eradicating these separate nationalities, I cannot pretend to say.
Whether it is of great importance to adhere exactly to the recipes, I cannot pretend to say; the soup was pronounced on all hands to be most excellent, and some of the knowing ones declared it was unusually good.
How far the numerous stories told about him were true I cannot pretend to say, but they were certainly not without foundation.
I cannot pretend to speak with authority, but it seems to me that there are only two methods of dealing with the situation: prompt, energetic repression, or timely, judicious concessions to popular feeling.
How far these reports are true I cannot pretend to say, for the presence of a stranger always acts on the company like the presence of a severe inspector.
I cannot pretend in this Guide to point out all the objects of interest in Modern Brussels, within this great ring.
The immense area of Brussels =outside the Outer Boulevards= I cannot pretend to deal with.
What were the influences which really moulded his highest conception of the future state, how much was due to a pure and vigorous spiritual intuition, how much to Platonic and Pythagorean sources, we cannot pretend to say.
Mamma was very particular whom we associated with, and so I have always been unaccustomed to strangers, and I cannot pretend I am partial to making new acquaintances.
Whether the marquis de Montcalm was really assiduous to have these articles punctually executed we cannot pretend to determine; but certain it is, they were perfidiously broke in almost every instance.
Nothing appears to me certain but that he will play a considerable part for good or for evil, but I cannot pretend to guess what it will be.
The death of Molesworth has made a difficulty for Palmerston; I knew so little of him that I cannot pretend to say anything about him.
I cannot pretend to give even an outline of all the adventures I met with while serving on board the privateer.
I cannot pretend to say that these were the exact words used by the chief, but they had a similar signification.
I cannot pretend to say that all Dutch merchants are like him, for if so, they must be a very funny set of people.
Whether there be truth in this story, I cannot pretend to determine; and yet I see no reason to doubt the word of a man of respectability, who could have no motive whatever for deceiving us.
DEAR SIR,--The city of Lyons has been so often and so circumstantially described, that I cannot pretendto say any thing new on the subject.
The Italians call it murena; but whether it is the fish which had the same name among the antient Romans, I cannot pretend to determine.
Where the surplus have lain, and rotted, I cannot pretend to conjecture: but I know it to be a VERY RARE production!
I cannot pretend to say at what period even the oldest part of the Castle of Montmorenci was built: but I saw nothing that seemed to be more ancient than the latter end of the fifteenth century.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "cannot pretend" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
