Example sentences of "but [pron] was not [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | Charlie Vane , Bob Taylor and John Page had a single win apiece , but it was not enough to stop Frimley who scored through Robert Brittain ( 3 ) , Dick Culver ( 2 ) and Peter Glass to take the cup 6–3 . |
2 | But it was not enough to give me a complex , not as it would have been in America . |
3 | Stand-in keeper Trevor Matthewson immediately produced a penalty save from Jimmy Quinn , but it was not enough to save the Blues . |
4 | But it was not enough to save the company 's jobs . |
5 | GARY Lineker scored his first goal today since being sidelined from the Japan League for three months with a broken foot but it was not enough to save Nagoya Grampus Eight from defeat in the opening match of the Nabisco Cup . |
6 | This was enough to show that he did not object to the aid in principle ; but it was not enough to satisfy the king , who refused his offer and demanded £1000 . |
7 | But it was not enough to commend Stanley to the City of Worcester Conservative and Unionist Association . |