Example sentences of "they [modal v] n't [vb infin] [adv prt] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Adobe did Caslon I know that they had certain things in their minds they could n't get out of and thus it 's not real Caslon . |
| 2 | But they would n't take that trouble , but they 'd always speak to the uniform policemen , if or if they heard anyone smashing glass , but they would n't go out of their way . |
| 3 | That settled it , they would n't run out of water right away so she 'd remain where she was . |
| 4 | He had this meeting on Wake Island that I described to you when they would n't get out of the planes , all attempts to persuade MacArthur to behave in a reasonable fashion . |
| 5 | The reason unforgiving strategies do n't do very well is that they ca n't break out of runs of mutual recrimination , even when their opponent is ‘ remorseful ’ . |
| 6 | MPs are getting letters complaining that fathers may have already taken on commitments they ca n't get out of and they were only expecting to pay whatever the courts had fixed . |