Example sentences of "not put [adv prt] with [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I told them I was not putting up with that sort of behaviour , but they just got more abusive .
2 ‘ Listen to me , young lady , ’ she said under her breath , ‘ I 'm not putting up with any tantrums .
3 ‘ I could n't put up with that , ’ said Piggy-wig .
4 Oh no ; she could n't put up with that , not at this moment ; and so , saying , ‘ Stop your jabber and get on with your breakfast .
5 Well , that 's what we do because they wo n't put up with that .
6 You know , I could n't put up with that , I mean
7 No , it does because Phil 'll tell Sal and then she 'd know it 'd be completely the end of everything cos Sal would n't put up with that sort of thing .
8 ‘ Syl wo n't put up with all this nonsense , ’ said my mother unwarily .
9 Of course you would n't put up with such nonsense , but you do in an outdoor shop .
10 ‘ Well , this Veronica wo n't put up with this — comes round the theatre between shows one night — really drunk — really — I do n't like that in a woman — and she 's swearing and effing and blinding — big shout-up with Steenie — going to tell his wife , all that .
11 Nowadays , people would n't put up with those circumstances , but in those days it was accepted as a fact of life .
12 She chose you , and she can as well abandon you if she chooses , and you had better be on your guard in future , for she wo n't put up with another such turmoil upsetting her established rule .
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