Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] not the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know how to make it do all kinds of things — including a few that are not in the manufacturer 's manual — but I have not the first idea as to how it actually works . |
| 2 | But I have n't the faintest idea what to do . |
| 3 | Cos we but we did n't the last one ? |
| 4 | He did n't really mind which one , the Hallé would do for a start , but he had n't the faintest idea how to go about it and nor had anyone else . |
| 5 | But he had n't the easy masculine camaraderie , the blend of cynicism and machismo which had bound old Doc Stoddard so strongly to the Force . |
| 6 | Lying flat , my naked chest against the cold concrete I fought with the thing till my eyes popped and my breath gave out , but it had not the slightest effect and it made my mind up ; I had to tell him . |
| 7 | ( It may be noted that erection can occur in younger — sometimes much younger — boys ; but it has not the Same significance . ) |