Example sentences of "[vb past] but [pers pn] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She helped but she did n't tell me what to do all the time . |
| 2 | I shouted but you did n't hear , so I had to chase you . ’ |
| 3 | He folded the paper away as we approached but he did n't stand up . |
| 4 | He was not rewarded with the birdie four he deserved but it did not matter . |
| 5 | They tell me they told but I do n't feel any effects from it at all . |
| 6 | In the unchanging landscape we drove but we did n't get anywhere . |
| 7 | I felt sure that I went there but I do n't think , I do n't know what happened but I do n't think they were ever so successful really . |
| 8 | I said let's wait and see how it prints and Vic agreed but I did n't get good vibes . |
| 9 | He shaved but he did not wash and his bright , shallow smile was like the contentment of a piglet fresh from the teat . |
| 10 | They all fixed in a pure tenseness of watching as he shaved but he did not cut himself . |
| 11 | But it 's lasted about seven year , so you never can organ but once we did start I did enjoy the ones over here because over there when your kids were small you did n't go out much anyway but now that your kids are up you 've got it , and personally I enjoyed the ones that started but they do n't have Christmas dance , barn dances and things like this , they do n't org we have to have to organize like that ourself . |
| 12 | No my son went but I did n't go . |
| 13 | It was a late abortion it did n't work straight away , it m probably the baby died but it did n't come away from her you see and er , it was a shame , but she oh she was called a very bad woman you know because her husband was fighting for his country and and er you know . |
| 14 | Mr oh yes I remember him and the wife died but I did n't mind er |
| 15 | I listened but I did n't understand . |
| 16 | I do n't care who told you I did but I did n't do that . |
| 17 | And , and did but I do n't know whether to take him on holiday Doctor . |
| 18 | Tammuz smiled but it did n't make him look cheerful . |
| 19 | Does n't make it any better if you messed about it picked up what I said but it did n't pick up very well what Jenny said . |
| 20 | ‘ OK , I wo n't , ’ I said but she did n't hear me . |
| 21 | She said but I do n't care any more . |
| 22 | Er indeed the directive was promulgated as the minister said but I do n't think it was a bolt out of the blue , it was of course something that we around for some considerable time before that and of course that excuse hardly applies to the delay in establishing the European parliamentary constituency committees , er as the minister er will know very well , it was merely a matter of seven weeks , er the excuse being that had they had another seven weeks they could have had the public inquiry stage , the reality of course was that there was plenty of time to do this in good time and in good order and without the confusion that exists now er around the candidatures and the boundaries of the existing European boundaries . |
| 23 | Hepzibah did n't say what else he said but I do n't suppose , taking that for a guide , it was exactly friendly , do you ? ’ |
| 24 | Jackie phoned me up to say , she phoned me up today for a chat , we were chatting away and she said erm , I heard Brenda , Brenda , so I knew it was girl , and er , I was saying she walked straight into the kitchen and I was sort of still on the phone , I was saying yeah , yeah , ok and erm , I said I 'm going out shopping and I 'm taking the dog with me , I said ok fair enough , she said well you 'll probably be gone when I get back , I said oh might be but she said but I do n't know and erm you know and I just put the phone down cos she wanted to see the pictures , my little girl asked put all the pictures up for him and er were looking at all the pictures and I 'd forgotten about Jack on the phone you know , so she s all of a sudden I got back she said oh your phone call she said who you talking too ? |
| 25 | She said there had but she did not know how close to where she was picked up . |
| 26 | Mr Evan 's rages were noisy while they lasted but they did n't last long . |
| 27 | Germans were confidently walking in the streets when the alarm sounded but they did n't take it seriously and failed to go to air raid shelters . |