Example sentences of "but [det] [verb] n't [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that does n't really explain why hundreds of people would want to dress up , and re-run the battle one hundred and thirty years later . |
| 2 | ‘ But that does n't really make sense . |
| 3 | The editor of New Scientist spent an evening in the company of brother David not long ago , but that does n't really qualify . |
| 4 | ‘ But that does n't necessarily make the man a coward ? ’ |
| 5 | You need a tonic — but that does n't necessarily mean visiting the doctor ! |
| 6 | You know , we can produc we could consume a lot more manufactured goods , but that does n't necessarily mean that trade will rise . |
| 7 | ‘ They did it without a guarantee , but that did n't particularly worry me . |
| 8 | So I had stuff which I knew was good , but that did n't quite fit the group because the tunes needed to be more orchestrated . |
| 9 | She gave herself a mental shake ; Marianne was simply like many other egocentric actresses she 'd met — interested more in herself than in anything else — but that did n't necessarily mean she was trying to shut Shannon out . |
| 10 | It is often said that opposites attract , but this does n't usually work with horses ; most people are happier with an animal whose temperament is similar to their own . |
| 11 | It is so weak as not really to provide a genuine sense of ‘ conclusive ’ , but this does n't really matter . |
| 12 | War boars are evil minded creatures that will take every opportunity to maim , bite , and kick their Orc masters but this does n't really bother the Orcs who are on the whole sensible enough to keep out of the way . |
| 13 | The gigs will probably be great but this does n't always outweigh the high cost of attending them . |
| 14 | The gigs will probably be great but this does n't always outweigh the high cost of attending them . |
| 15 | According to UK slaughtering rules , pigs should be stunned by electric shock before being killed , but this does n't always work . |
| 16 | Employers will , of course , want to make clear to you the level of personal responsibility you will be expected to take within the remit of your job description ( for a sample job description , see chapter 2 ) , but this does n't necessarily mean that they are trying to warn off the less confident . |
| 17 | Big animals tend to have big brains partly just because they are big , but this does n't necessarily mean that they are , in any interesting sense , ‘ cleverer ’ . |
| 18 | But this did n't necessarily mean , from my point of view , that we had to go around with Oliver . |
| 19 | Unfortunately some solutions rely on structural changes for effect , but these do n't always have to involve vast expense . |