Example sentences of "[adj] but [pron] do n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not know what is wrong but I do n't feel right ’ , he said . |
| 2 | I mean I do n't , I do n't believe that your government is stupid er it may be immoral on occasions , it may be wrong but I do n't believe it 's necessarily stupid . |
| 3 | The lad Kenny 's OK but I do n't know how . ’ |
| 4 | Banker Alan Clarke , who has spent years working in America , says : ‘ The American women I have been out with have always been successful and good-looking but they do n't have the ability to laugh at themselves . |
| 5 | I 'm told I 'm good at English but I do n't get very high marks . ’ |
| 6 | Oh that 's a new commercial but I do n't think very good . |
| 7 | and he said you know , he said they have n't been turning up at that chapel for them , when they 've preaching but you did n't crack on they knew anything about that but he just sort of said said no you know remain non-committal . |
| 8 | The the men are no longer liberated and can have them so they just y it 's quite funny but you do n't get them now . |
| 9 | Nigel became despondent but I did n't . |
| 10 | I said Ben was wet but I did n't , his bed was n't , so god knows |
| 11 | Jezrael thrashed to get free but it did n't work . |
| 12 | Prices are a bit steep but you do n't go to weddings every day . |
| 13 | He had a reputation for being a bit slow-witted but it did n't perturb him in the least . |
| 14 | Quite right and proper but I did n't fancy trying to scrounge a lift from a back-bencher . ’ |
| 15 | They are damp but they do n't feel too bad |
| 16 | Just presenting the final sum is quite interesting but it does n't really help you get a feel for how well the investment has worked for you . |
| 17 | A lot of people cam to my workshop and said , ‘ Oh yes , it 's very interesting but I do n't know what to do with it . |
| 18 | On the outside but it does n't stop the light |
| 19 | I do n't know whether this will be acceptable to Policy and Resources Committee or the Council at the end of the day , but essentially what is showing there is something that , taken over the three years meets er , a figure equivalent to the annual but it does n't do it uniformly over the three years . |
| 20 | One of them is amazing but I do n't take it on the road with me ; I leave it at home . |
| 21 | you see put John , one of us start trussing early but we did n't need one Ann 's got another team in the other room doing it . |
| 22 | Well I can get here for quarter to six if I leave work early but I do n't want to put you out . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's terribly sad but I do n't think I ever really loved her , either . |
| 24 | They stood talking a long time at the crossroads before separating but he did n't offer to see her over the weekend . |
| 25 | ‘ I would sell any of them to a non-Asian but I do n't know who they are . |
| 26 | Getting her sandals filthy but she did n't care . |
| 27 | People took them in for them other people what was sick but we did n't never have no dosh . ’ |
| 28 | We knew he was sick but we did n't know to what extent and he did n't want any sympathy . |
| 29 | Oh aye he gets sick but he do n't get |
| 30 | Well if it was me to keep it balanced I usually put the bigger ones near the bottom or on one side so that the small bit are at the top and the big bits are at the bottom and artistically it looks a bit better balanced but it does n't really matter for the maths where you put it . |