Example sentences of "[coord] these [noun pl] [vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 I 'm not doing it out of tradition but necessity , and these things should n't take too long .
2 I think this book and these exhibitions can not fail to give a new direction to Modigliani studies .
3 On a global scale , 77 per cent of primary energy is created from fossil fuels , but these resources wo n't last forever .
4 But these motives would not have been sufficient in themselves .
5 They proposed that committees with delegated powers should have cross-party representation and be open to the press and public , but these provisions would not apply to other committees — including policy and resources committees ( Widdicombe 1986 : 78 — 84 ) .
6 The scientific research into the history of plating technology relies almost entirely on microscopy and element analysis , but these techniques can not provide a complete picture of many of the non-metallic inlays used by the ancient metalworkers .
7 But these relationships may not have been partnerships in any of the senses that the word is used today .
8 But these hijackers must not go free .
9 Generally speaking , more positive attitudes to rated concepts of the deaf community tend to go with better skills , but these relations would not meet statistical criteria .
10 Between 1692 and 1747 the British had defeated the French at sea a number of times , but these battles could not eliminate the possibility that the French fleet would come out of port at a time of its own choosing and assist attacks on British colonies or an invasion of the British Isles .
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