Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] n't quite [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sounds great in theory , ’ she speculated , ‘ but I do n't quite think it 's the same in practice . ’ |
| 2 | But I do n't quite understand the purpose of this outing . ’ |
| 3 | Presently , he said , ‘ If it 's going to help , by all means interview Edna , but I do n't quite see how raking up the past , digging into something which might be better left alone , is going to get Celia over this illness , turn her into a normal woman again . ’ |
| 4 | I 've been thinking that you ought to get away from here for a bit , but I do n't quite see how I could leave the hospital just now . |
| 5 | I 'm sorry , but I do n't quite follow you there . |
| 6 | Because I got some by mistake cos it , yes I know it in Chinese dishes but I do n't quite know what they do with it . |
| 7 | But I do n't quite buy that . |
| 8 | For example , they lived very much longer than one would have expected , and Gellmann said well these were strange particles and he invented a new quantum number called a strangeness , and then he assumed that this strangeness quantum number was not quite conserved. erm we have conserved quantum numbers in physics like the charge — you have to conserve the charge , but you do n't quite have to conserve the strangeness . |
| 9 | She had a step-son and a wife , but we do n't quite know whether they were there or not . |
| 10 | Expanded metal arch kits , once they have been plastered over , present a smooth wall face , and can be wallpapered around fairly easily , but they do n't quite have the character of the moulded fibrous plaster . |
| 11 | Erm by the city in the city institutions of London he 's seen as quite a a robust character but they do n't quite see eye to eye on the issues of the company . |
| 12 | But it does n't quite go like that . |
| 13 | It makes sense , but it does n't quite fit . |
| 14 | He tries to manufacture the shot with the 5 , but it does n't quite come off , and sure enough he goes on the Road . |
| 15 | This one had a pleasantly slim neck , reminiscent of the Pedullas I recently tried , but it did n't quite make it into my affections because of its finish ; that slightly metallic-looking uniform of navy blue made the bass feel psychologically ‘ cold ’ to me . |
| 16 | But it did n't quite ring true . |
| 17 | This is the stuff our dreams are made of , but it did n't quite work out that way . |
| 18 | I had hoped that like the proverbial old soldier I could just quietly fade away but it did n't quite pan out like that . |