Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb mod] not find " in BNC.
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| 1 | Undoubtedly , there must be outboard-motor-free boats on Moorea , but I could not find any which were nicely placed against an unspoiled backdrop of palms , beach and sky . |
| 2 | I stepped back to avoid the overpowering closeness of his face and a little man on the inner circle of the crowd startled me with a friendly smile , but I could not find him again when I looked for him . |
| 3 | Ken 's last wish was that his coffin should be carried by six Athletico players but I could not find a single one of the bastards who would do it for less than fifty quid . |
| 4 | I wanted to speak to her but I could not find the right words . |
| 5 | I looked for it everywhere but I could not find it . |
| 6 | I have just bought a Wood catfish , but I can not find any information on it and since I introduced it to my tank , I 've never seen it . |
| 7 | Secondly having put up this message when I try to exit windows it tells me that 1-2-3 is still active but I can not find a way to deactivate it . |
| 8 | But you will not find any record that sets out to tell the chronological story to you . |
| 9 | At the end of the day , if , having done all this , you are convinced that one of them is dishonestly taking stock but you can not find out which one , you can dismiss both . |
| 10 | … but she could not find the room . |
| 11 | But we might not find anyone to blame . |
| 12 | But we shall not find a consistent position in which the tasks of biblical exegesis and scientific inquiry were no longer mutually relevant . |
| 13 | ‘ We saw it go in , ’ said Lyle , ‘ but we could not find it and I had to go back and play three off the tee . ’ |
| 14 | I wanted to sculpt the stalactites but we could not find the sculptors . |
| 15 | We looked for the killers , but we could not find them . |
| 16 | We searched the edge of the lake , but we could not find him . |
| 17 | ‘ We have looked , ’ said the sheikh , ‘ but we could not find it . |
| 18 | But he would not find out more while the husband was there . |
| 19 | Mr Lang gave a passing nod to enhanced status for vocational education , but he will not find the feedstock for economic dynamism in gilded memories . |
| 20 | He offered to show me her photograph , but he could not find it . |
| 21 | In ( 3 ) , SPAR is able to identify both some biscuits and a bowl on the floor , allowing both definite noun phrases to be fully resolved ; but it can not find any biscuits that are already in a bowl . |