Example sentences of "[vb pp] but [pers pn] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was as surprised as he was at what time had revealed but I did not join in when his boyish enthusiasm took hold . |
| 2 | ‘ Asking the wrong question ’ or ‘ irrelevancy ’ tells one that an error has been made but it does not tell one whether the error is jurisdictional . |
| 3 | We all agree that cuts are needed but we do not know how to get them . ’ |
| 4 | It can be snorted'' or injected but it does not vaporise easily and is not suitable for inhaling or smoking . |
| 5 | Local priest Fr Dermot Britton said he understood the remains of an altar had been found but he did not think it necessary to talk to his congregation about the issue of Black Magic . |
| 6 | Maybe seven minutes had passed but she dared not wait any longer because who knew when the miners might give up and come back ? |
| 7 | Deep in his heart Wishart believed the King had been murdered but he did not know how , or why , or by whom . |