Example sentences of "but not [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , on any other night Hilda might have dozed off in the chair , but not after she 'd had a flaming row with Viola . ’ |
| 2 | But not after it was sold . ’ |
| 3 | Luck evens itself out but not unless you do certain things properly — and I think we do . |
| 4 | But not unless she do n't ask . |
| 5 | But the , the dictionary of the nineties you see , they give one to every age group , but not unless , there 's no point in giving one to anybody particularly |
| 6 | ‘ As far as actually ‘ working out ’ is concerned , I 've been doing a lot this year , but not since rehearsals began because it 's just been so crazed . |
| 7 | They failed , but not since the Slavophiles of the 1840s would any self-respecting member of the intelligentsia have dreamed of such an enterprise . |
| 8 | They had both met Conchis once or twice then , but not since the school had re-started in 1949 . |
| 9 | ‘ You might have been once , but not since you were about seventeen , I 'll bet , ’ he gritted , and his head came down . |
| 10 | But not before the sun is up . |
| 11 | She completed victory by taking the tiebreak 7-5 but not before she lost her serve to 5-5 and then saved a set point at 5-6 . |
| 12 | The Vietnamese withdrew , but not before Hau saw two of his friends shot . |
| 13 | The Brigadier appeared and , after much foot stamping and saluting , everyone got lined up and ready to move off , but not before the Brigadier insisted that there should be a bodyguard of four Commandos to protect the Piper . |
| 14 | There must be one flag , the Union Jack , but under it equality of races [ i.e. British and Boer ] and languages … but not before a loyal majority is assured ’ ; or again , ‘ if ten years hence there are three men of British race to two of Dutch , the country will be safe and prosperous ; if there are three of Dutch to two of British , we shall have perpetual difficulty ’ . |
| 15 | He allowed Rose to take the gun away but not before he had removed the empty shell . |
| 16 | The reforming years of Mr Deng and Mr Zhao have ended in inflation and corruption — but not before China achieved annual real GNP growth in the 1980s of 10.5% , the world 's highest after Oman . |
| 17 | ‘ Although if I knew them and I wanted a nice picture — smiling , arms around each other — I would call out to them , but not before I reached the third frame . ’ |
| 18 | Eventually Friedmaier is captured by the occupying forces , tortured and killed , but not before his silent suffering has earned him redemption . |
| 19 | Following the death of James I , Charles I became King of England , in 1625 , and the Duke of Buckingham ( who had been James I 's favourite ) retained his influence over the throne until he was assassinated at Portsmouth , in August 1628 , but not before he had arranged the marriage of Charles I to Henrietta Maria of France . |
| 20 | Ironically , Robert Naish was already unwell and sadly died in February 1985 but not before he and his wife were made Life Members and he had opened the new extension ( a larger lounge and a new men 's changing block ) on August 27th , the previous year . |
| 21 | But not before I hear that great story of yours . ’ |
| 22 | God set this Iain Og on the hot hob of hell for a thousand years — but not before I catch him ! ’ |
| 23 | Her eighteen-month jail sentence was reduced on appeal — but not before she had been in prison for six months . ) |
| 24 | In females , one of the X chromosomes is switched off early in development , but not before the fertilised egg has divided several times . |
| 25 | It was also during this decade that women first became entitled to vote in elections in Britain , but not before they led a very militant , suffragette campaign to get the right . |
| 26 | She hurried out , but not before Harriet had seen the haunted look was back in her eyes . |
| 27 | A young man placed himself between the shafts of the trap and prepared to pull his passengers round the village , but not before the publican had been fined a barrel of beer for speaking at the same time as the ‘ Lord Mayor ’ . |
| 28 | Yes , I 'm all right , ’ Tamar replied , opening her eyes and then veiling them with the black sweep of her lashes , but not before Tempy had seen the gleam of triumph in their topaz depths . |
| 29 | Simon Halliday 's sensational defence-splitting run is brought to a halt by Gavin Hastings ' tackle — but not before the England winger gets his pass away to set up Dewi Morris 's try . |
| 30 | But not before I 've listened again to Incesticide ( Geffen ) by Nirvana . |