Example sentences of "but [not/n't] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ENGLAND fly out to Poland today confident of securing the draw that will be sufficient to take them to the World Cup finals , stirred but not shaken by a warning from Bobby Moore . |
| 2 | Such notice shall contain a notice to the effect that any person who , being in occupation of the land but not named as a respondent , wishes to be heard , may apply at any stage of the proceedings to be joined as a respondent . |
| 3 | The term " joke " itself covers a wealth of different kinds , and is difficult to distinguish from ( related ? ) genres like graffiti ( much quoted from here ) and cartoon ( one produced on p. 81 , but not discussed as a type ) . |
| 4 | For example the question ‘ Would you like to become a doctor and work in a hospital ? ’ is a double question because the respondent might like to become a doctor , but not work in a hospital . |
| 5 | It was a calm , simple interrogative , inviting but not pleading for a continuation . |
| 6 | She used a car phone … but not to send for an ambulance or police . |