Example sentences of "but not [adv] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Henry sent envoy after envoy to Richard in the hope of calling him back to his side , but not even when he used an ambassador as distinguished as the Archbishop of Canterbury was his son to be persuaded . |
| 2 | Yes , but not particularly when he was resting from his labours . |
| 3 | She defines the practice as ’ … the use by an insider of price sensitive information ( known to him but not generally and which he has acquired by virtue of his position ) to trade to his advantage in the shares of a company . ’ |
| 4 | The top was also a little long , but not so that it looked foolish . |
| 5 | She 'd been feeling sick a morning or two , but not so as it interfered with her work , and no one remarked on it . |
| 6 | It shows that we must step up our efforts to ensure that everyone is fully educated , but not only that they know the facts , but that they start to act upon them . |
| 7 | But not only that he just do n't like having them anyway . |
| 8 | Yeah but not only that I mean , if they get paid double time everywhere else why should we be any bloody different ? |
| 9 | But not only that I mean it 's New Year 's Eve , everybody else is bloody getting drunk and enjoying themselves and you 're stuck doing the bloody bar . |
| 10 | it 's not that , it 's , it 's next door but not only that I mean friends , my friends I mean |
| 11 | as I say she 'd have everything down , I think I , she definitely needs a big house , but not only that I mean she has to put everything up like |
| 12 | But not now and they do n't understand . |
| 13 | ‘ Fast but not hard or you 'll snap the line . |
| 14 | They probably do have a bit put away — but not enough that they can afford to risk it . ’ |
| 15 | But not long after their relationship started , Lynn got pregnant . |
| 16 | ‘ But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind called Euroclydon . |
| 17 | They could have a headache depending on how it was caused , they could be confused , but not always and there could be that brief loss of consciousness and so you must check the memory recall if they do know what 's happened well then go back a little bit further to see if they can remember what they did last night or something but erm , make sure , on that memory recall . |
| 18 | People went to the movies for many reasons but not least because they wanted to see stories which starred very real and very attractive Americans . |
| 19 | Tax avoidance The court may refuse to approve the scheme if its principal purpose is to avoid tax or stamp duty , but not usually where there are other justifiable reasons for using a scheme of arrangement . |
| 20 | A little broom has been planted , but not much because it is a fire hazard . |
| 21 | But not quite and it 's really annoying . |
| 22 | Admittedly , this is a powerful nation , but not necessarily because it was founded on strong principles . |