Example sentences of "[adj] but [pers pn] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The September night was hot and humid but it did not perturb Constance as she struggled through the crowds of noisy , gesticulating passengers purposefully carrying cardboard boxes , mattresses and crates of chickens down the long platform . |
| 2 | That was spiteful and unnecessary but she did not score it out . |
| 3 | I have a feeling that he had been married but I do not know what happened . |
| 4 | The tone was casual but it did not deceive Iris . |
| 5 | ‘ You question me as though I were a pedlar but you do not tell me what you are doing in the forest . |
| 6 | Your request will be passed on by us to the supplier concerned but we do not guarantee that your requirements will be met . |
| 7 | The smell of fresh bread from a bakery made him hungry but he did not stop . |
| 8 | Descent and the status of women may not be entirely independent but they do not co-vary in the simple way suggested by Morgan . |
| 9 | The defence of volenti would fail as Brian may be aware that John is drunk but he did not consent to him driving negligently . |
| 10 | For some of us , meeting people is difficult but you do not have to be an outgoing , free and easy character in order to learn to meet and get on with new people . |
| 11 | His eyes are open but he does not move . |
| 12 | She held the door open but he did not enter . |
| 13 | It is new but it does not seem as yet to have taken on in terms of traffic . |
| 14 | The refrain " Nummus vincit , nummus regnat , nummus imperat " ( " Money conquers , money rules , money governs " ) , replacing the coronation chant " Christus vincit , Christus regnat , Christus imperat " , comments on a power where money interests were supposed to rule supreme but it does not indicate wealth . |
| 15 | Hooks are found on segments after the second branching but they do not form complete rings until beyond the third or fourth branch ; in juvenile specimens the rings may appear after the second branch . |