Example sentences of "but they [verb] n't [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they does n't want it . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been on thyroid tablets since 1939 , but they do n't affect me ’ |
| 3 | Some husbands and wives know their mates are unfaithful to them , but they do n't confront the issue . |
| 4 | But they do n't eat much and can live for 15 years . |
| 5 | In winter , badgers sleep for longer but they do n't hibernate . |
| 6 | Hard disks last a long time but they do n't last for ever . |
| 7 | Well they just sort of drop off when they die and then grow some new ones but they do n't drop them all off like all some of the other trees do in the Autumn . |
| 8 | But they do n't cohere , do n't add up . |
| 9 | U2 are not a politically and musically aggressive rock group , but they do n't ignore morals or values . |
| 10 | Using logic it would be easy to fit but they do n't mention that you 've got to unplug the old keyboard or that the Spectrum 's PCB must go in the right way round . |
| 11 | But Customs and Excise still call this industrial meths unless it 's pure etha , completely pure ethanol in other words , no water in it and then they can call it absolute alcohol but they do n't specify which alcohol it is look ! |
| 12 | Well he has n't gone bust but they do n't hire them any more |
| 13 | Yeah , but they do n't open like that . |
| 14 | I have tried large screws into wall plugs , but they do n't hold . |
| 15 | I 've tried large screws into wall plugs , but they do n't hold . |
| 16 | But they do n't hold any rank with the army unless the Khan chooses , and they command only their own guard . |
| 17 | That 's what they 're they 're employed to do at any particular site , but they do n't hold total responsibility do they ? |
| 18 | But they do n't care that the only honest answer to the West Lothian Question — which is to deny the right of Scots MPs to share in legislating for England and Wales on those subjects which in Scotland have been devolved to the Scottish parliament — would render any British government unstable , since it might possess a majority on some issues but not on others . |
| 19 | These single parents care about being mothers but they do n't care so much about being married and they care even less for being rendered dependent . |
| 20 | The ‘ good guys ’ are all very well but they do n't make headlines . |
| 21 | But … but they do n't make up life … well , not entirely . ’ |
| 22 | But they do n't make the mistake of breaking in right away . |
| 23 | Erm peacocks ' tails may make them beautiful and more reproductively successful with peahens , but they do n't make them fitter in terms of erm life expectancy . |
| 24 | Many organisations , as I 'm sure you are aware , buy computer or receive them as gifts , but they do n't make full use of them because of the lack of money for the necessary training and consultancy . |
| 25 | I know we can thank them for showing some tennis , unlike ITV which does n't show any at all , but they do n't show half as much as would all like . |
| 26 | There 's some people standing round watching me , but they do n't give me a hand . |
| 27 | WOMEN love white weddings — but they do n't give a fig about their marriage vows . |
| 28 | But they do n't give much sign of it . |
| 29 | Well they just kind of recognized the principles do n't they but they do n't ensure that they 'll actually put them into practise . |
| 30 | There are a number of solutions to your problem , but they do n't involve Paintbrush or Freelance . |