Example sentences of "but [verb] n't [vb infin] [det] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The easiest way to catch them is with a three-pronged spear , but do n't tell that to fishermen . ’ |
| 2 | " No — but do n't hold that against me . |
| 3 | But do n't mix these with your penicillin . |
| 4 | I 've become interested in that odd-bod group NURSE WITH WOUND but do n't know much about them . |
| 5 | I do a lot of driving , but do n't know much about cars . |
| 6 | But do n't overdo this by being too overt , as in this opening to an essay ( by a non-native speaker ) titled " Lyrical and Epical Genres in Middle English Poetry " : I shall begin discussing lyrical and epical genres in Middle English poetry with the explanation of both these terms . |
| 7 | But do n't take this as an excuse to skimp on insurance when you book your hols . |
| 8 | Sod off , Bunny , but do n't say that to Nevil . |
| 9 | It would be an excellent idea to provide your Porcupine Puffer with a separate tank , but do n't introduce another into the same tank because they just do n't get on and one of them would almost certainly die . |
| 10 | Late twenties perhaps , but did n't make much of an effort . |
| 11 | Every week we would have to adjust to new teachers ; it made us adaptable but did n't do much for our education . |
| 12 | The traditional way of practising scales — up and down the fretboard in two octaves — is great for technique but does n't help much for connecting your ideas all over the fretboard in any given key . |