Example sentences of "but [vb mod] n't [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would have liked the brune he offered her , but could n't cope with the tape-recorder , the paper with the questions written out in the Blot office , the unfamiliarity of speaking French after an interval , as well as Meursault 's cult reputation , all at the same time as smoking . |
| 2 | Which footballer was sold for £4½ million but could n't get into the first team for 16 months ? |
| 3 | She had a feeling it was in that carpet-bag , but could n't get at the bag . |
| 4 | Parts One and Two but could n't get past the first page . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | In her first year at teacher-training college , her older sister looks after her kids after school , but ca n't baby-sit in the evenings . |
| 7 | Archie was bound to nose around in it , but would n't interfere with the contents . |
| 8 | Trees grown on MM111 rootstock will reach a robust 18–20ft in height , but wo n't crop for the first six years . |