Example sentences of "but [verb] not [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Connor said later that Cripps pointed out unlawful payments recorded in the books to Bromley but promised not to mention them outside the club . |
| 2 | I could so clearly see her coming between you and me , between us and our poetry , and I felt furiously jealous and unhappy but tried not to show it . |
| 3 | Another appalling accident — on Parchamo when partner Mal Duff 's crampon failed precipitating them both down the mountain — dented his psychological readjustment following the Andes accident described in Touching the Void , but has n't destroyed it . |
| 4 | He 's become better known as a zoologist , but has n't forgotten it was Swindon that offered him his first exhibition . |
| 5 | In the latter year more stringent regulations reduced the flow , but has not ended it . |
| 6 | The apartheid system has historically led to the disintegration of family and kin structures , but has not replaced it with anything else . |
| 7 | The UN has called on the Home Office to reconsider the ‘ humanitarian aspects ’ in his case , but has not said he deserves asylum . |
| 8 | Even if it is assumed that actual bodily harm has been inflicted in these circumstances , the defendant has inflicted it during intercourse but has not inflicted it in order to have or continue having sexual intercourse . |
| 9 | Going from files to user-friendly , on-line , relational databases has clearly eased the problem but has not solved it . |
| 10 | Normally amongst these is included any matter where the complainant has or had a right of appeal or right to go to the courts but has not used it . |
| 11 | Walking to the door , Sabine wondered detachedly what the reaction would be if she voiced her unspoken thought aloud , but decided not to risk it . |
| 12 | Artemis did n't understand what he meant , but dared not ask him . |
| 13 | Thus the excellent studies of the mud and sand flats around the Wash in eastern England give us a clear picture of the zonation of the sediments and their associated life , and of the processes involved , but do not tell us if they have accumulated in depth and are likely to stay there for the geologist of the future . |
| 14 | Change it as times change , but do not split it up |
| 15 | it 's like the , cos I keep saying if you must do those F's you do it at school I said , but do not do them for me , I said if you do I do not want to see them , but again you 've got a conflict there between home and school |
| 16 | In essence , changes to material chemistry within the hydrogel family produce changes in the rate at which the various spoiling processes occur , but do not inhibit them . |
| 17 | Take it step by step , but do not jab her in the mouth and be FAIR but FIRM . |
| 18 | I am enclosing tickets for the new play and as they are in the front stalls , I may see you as I come on , ; but do not expect me to salute you , you understand , as I shall be taken up with my part . |
| 19 | But do not expect me to understand , let alone share , your views . |
| 20 | But do not expect me in your bed , Prince Yuan . |
| 21 | A heated propagator will maintain a higher temperature than the ambient air , but do not expect it to achieve a lift of more than about 10°C ( ie , if you wish to maintain 21°C/70°F , the greenhouse should be heated to 10°C/50°F ) . |
| 22 | They seize the kittens , carry them off , and kill them ; but do not eat them afterwards . |
| 23 | Do not prolong it beyond its allotted span , he wrote , but do not terminate it before its allotted span . |
| 24 | If you are going to use them , light weights are good enough for our purpose ; they tone up the muscles but do not make them bulky . |
| 25 | In a diagram : Verbs such as try evoke a movement towards the beginning of the infinitive event but do not reach it , whereas verbs like manage take one all the way up to the point of actual realization . |
| 26 | ‘ That woman dotes on Felipe — but do not mention it to him , ’ she added hastily . |
| 27 | Mention the most important points about the questionnaire you would use , but do not show it in full . |
| 28 | In moderation , alcohol is often recommended as a relaxant — but do not overdo it or you could find that you have another problem . |
| 29 | But if a cat is cornered and can not run away , even though it wishes fervently to do so , it may then make a sound which transmits the message : ‘ I fear you , but do not push me too far , or I will turn on you despite my fear . ’ |
| 30 | close curtains earlier in the evening but do not allow them to cover radiators |