Example sentences of "not [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | That being so , and the items being so basic , their lordships held that the parties had not intended to make a contract but had simply agreed to agree . |
| 2 | Darlington appeal co-ordinator Michelle Le-Neveu said donations did not have to cost a lot but should be high in nutrition like tinned fish or meat . |
| 3 | In selling pharmaceutical products , for example , salespeople do not try to close a sale but instead attempt to achieve ‘ action agreement ’ whereby either the salesperson or the doctor agree to do something before their next meeting . |
| 4 | Where the original tenant is not required to provide a guarantor but the alienation provisions permit the landlord to require a guarantor on an assignment if it is reasonable to do so , some landlords and tenants prefer the form of the guarantor 's covenants not to be set out in the lease but to rely upon what is reasonable at the time of the assignment , presumably to ensure that the state of the art is employed . |
| 5 | I do n't want to sound a snob but I thought it vulgar . |
| 6 | near , well not quite seven so I mean I do n't have to do a lot but I just liked to er take my time and you know |