Example sentences of "but [det] [verb] i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had no wish to do so , but neither did I want to hurt his feelings . |
| 2 | I did not want to worry her , but neither did I want to discuss him , even with Margaret . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , I must say I did n't expect the red carpet , but neither did I expect you all to look at me as though I were the devil incarnate ! |
| 4 | This was exciting enough , but little did I know that after noon how much more exciting hunting rabbits with a hawk could be . |
| 5 | The principles of the NBS , brainchild of A1 Garden Aquaria 's Peter Oakes , were outlined in last month 's column , but little did I imagine that the device itself would be in my hands so soon afterwards , let alone up and running in time for this update . |