Example sentences of "[adj] but they [verb] n't [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Banker Alan Clarke , who has spent years working in America , says : ‘ The American women I have been out with have always been successful and good-looking but they do n't have the ability to laugh at themselves . |
| 2 | They are damp but they do n't feel too bad |
| 3 | ‘ The doctors said what does it matter as long as he is alive but they do n't think about the quality of life . |
| 4 | What I 'm gon na say may seem strange but they do n't allow for certain contextual influences . |
| 5 | The ‘ good guys ’ are all very well but they do n't make headlines . |
| 6 | this is where the schools I think are partly to blame , okay , yes they encourage you to do exams which is good but they do n't tell you that you 're gon na have difficulty getting a job even if you get A levels and all that , they sort of say oh yeah you , you stand a better chance of getting a job , but , its still , its still difficult . |
| 7 | They they when when I was younger used to go regular but they did n't go regular you know as years advanced . |