Example sentences of "[modal v] not work [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 You could n't work with the lights you see
2 erm Yes , now if we get to about half way down there 's a plus in the margin , and the third line in the bracket below that plus , more or less on a level with a three dot , and a little bit below , it says , William , I think it 's Wilkinson , a minister , curate of St Ebbe 's Parish , ‘ his answer that he must attend the burials and christenings ’ , so obviously he could n't work on the fortifications .
3 Users need not work through the exercises sequentially , but can choose according to immediate need .
4 We work all year round but ca n't work on the uplands during the winter months — we might not see it for six to eight weeks .
5 The problem is the pensions regulator wo n't work in the areas where regulation is n't working now .
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