Example sentences of "but [adv] you [vb mod] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am going to be away Thurs–Sun this week ( Roland , my brother , is getting married and I 'm to be bridesmaid ) but perhaps you would n't mind giving me a ring sometime ? |
| 2 | ‘ But perhaps you would n't mind something a bit stronger ? |
| 3 | His mother reassured him , 'people often go down there with their dogs ; do n't worry , I 'm sure he would n't hurt you , but perhaps you should n't go down there for a week or two , David . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ But obviously you ca n't have the confidence unless you keep winning , and I have n't been winning since April when I started struggling with injury . ’ |
| 5 | Not do anything , but still you ca n't depend on that can you ? |
| 6 | But surely you ca n't expect the government , now that the ambulance dispute in the public sector is in its sixth month to get what you 'd call a substantial , possibly double figured settlement ? |
| 7 | But surely you could n't have expected me to be carrying something so valuable around with me ? ’ |
| 8 | It was a stirring place to visit but maybe you would n't want to live there . |
| 9 | Rumoured appearances from The Breeders and Mick Jones failed to materialise but then you ca n't have everything . |
| 10 | Rumoured appearances from The Breeders and Mick Jones failed to materialise but then you ca n't have everything . |
| 11 | Leopardstown 's race has n't the charisma of last year when Dr Devious took on St Jovite , but then you ca n't have everything . |
| 12 | But then you ca n't imagine that , can you ? |
| 13 | You 're going you get your dressing gown on and call , but then you ca n't use your dressing gown properly can ya ? |
| 14 | ‘ I know , I was making plans for my own wedding , but then you wo n't want to know about that . |
| 15 | I woke up having 5 minute contractions and thought I 'd lost ‘ my water ’ on the loo , without really being sure ( if only you could have a trial run — but then you might not go through with it if you did ! ) |
| 16 | But then you would n't need the erm Pythagoras 's theory would you for that . |
| 17 | You can do things to limit its effects , but ultimately you ca n't stop it so you might as well not worry about it too much . |
| 18 | Well we know that there 's no joint life , last claim , but actually you ca n't take a partial surrender . |