Example sentences of "but [verb] not [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The company has set up focus groups to talk to large US PC users , but has n't yet hit on a magic formula that will allow it to get at users directly and in a cost effective way . |
| 2 | Paula says that she would love to have children but has n't yet found the right man to have children with . |
| 3 | And a word about your two drivers Eddy — you 've got one with a lot of experience , one has had a lot of experience of pre-qualifying , but has n't really done much Grand Prix racing , is that a good balance ? |
| 4 | And that is why , as it seems to me , fairness dictates that the instructions upon which he is directed to act should be expressed in language which is unambiguous and capable of being readily understood without reference to speculation , from material not obvious or readily available to the reader , about what Parliament intended to say but has not clearly said . |
| 5 | At the stage in the growth of a scientific discovery when it is no longer just internal but has not yet become a formal paper , then the scholarly interchange would have depended on whom individuals knew or knew of , the letter writing would be unmanaged and survive by chance ( often only one side of the story ) and , due to concern that ideas should not be stolen , may only have taken place at a late stage of the discovery process . |
| 6 | The Swiss Government has also submitted its application for membership , but has not yet received the assent in the referendum which it requires for this application to go forward formally . |
| 7 | Paragraph ( 3 ) applies to a case where the party making the offer has applied for but has not yet received , a certificate of total benefit given in accordance with Sched 4 to the Social Security Act 1989 ; but this paragraph shall not apply with respect to any time after seven days after that party has received the certificate . |
| 8 | The DOS environment can now handle mixed data at least as well , but has not yet achieved comparable market penetration , due in part to brand loyalty . |
| 9 | If an authority has decided to do an act which is allegedly illegal but has not yet done it then , of course , the applicant will want to challenge the decision to act and to obtain an order instructing the authority not to carry out its decision . |
| 10 | He may have received psychotherapy , but has not yet undergone conversion surgery even if he is contemplating it . |
| 11 | Similarly in the next lines the sun is fading but has not yet disappeared . |
| 12 | With on-site inspections , seals , analysis of materials , electronic surveillance and satellite links they cover some 95 per cent of the world 's nuclear installations outside the five nuclear weapon states — Britain , France , the Soviet Union and the United States , which all allow safeguards monitoring in a few of their civil installations , and China , which has signed a safeguards agreement but has not yet had a single inspection . |
| 13 | Anyone who still has ideas about the group but has not yet passed them on should contact the clerk to the parish council . |
| 14 | Systemstar already has a full-time employee from Raima working in the UK , but has not yet worked out the details of its joint venture : a separate Systemstar operation could well continue to handle the distributor 's other product lines , which include a competitive product , the KnowledgeMan extended network database from Micro Data Base Systems Inc of Lafayette , Indiana . |
| 15 | This is shown here ( Fig. 1.4B ) for the premaxillary suture , which is in the process of opening but has not yet proceeded far enough to destroy the integrity of the skull . |
| 16 | ‘ I was shocked when Bristol City released me because I thought that I was doing well , ’ said Vernon , who has now scored four times in three games for Bath but has not yet started a game . |
| 17 | She has obtained planning permission for the change of use and has bought some of the equipment needed but has not yet started trading . |
| 18 | AST Research Inc , Irvine says it will open a manufacturing plant in Europe by the end of the year , but has not yet chosen a location . |
| 19 | AST Research Inc , Irvine says it will open a manufacturing plant in Europe by the end of the year , but has not yet chosen a location . |
| 20 | If it is actionable to use unlawful means to drive away C 's prospective customers why should it not equally be actionable to use such means against a person who proposes to buy his house but has not yet signed a contract to do so ? |
| 21 | From Table 6 and Table 7 , we see that short-term memory has already started to decay after 15 seconds , but has not completely decayed until somewhere between 15 and 25 seconds . |
| 22 | The terms and conditions also address such grey areas such as what happens if the buyer has possession of a work , but has not completely paid for it when it is stolen ( the liability is the buyer 's ) , and the duty of such a buyer who has partially paid for a work , to store the work separately from his own goods , not to export it , to retain the seller 's identifying marks , and to allow the seller or his agent access to the work . |
| 23 | The outgoing president , Jaime Paz Zamora , promised at the 1989 election to continue free-market economic reforms , but has not fully kept his word . |
| 24 | The external pattern of validation and planning for student numbers has posed significant problems to be overcome but has not significantly impaired a dynamic experiment in course development . |
| 25 | April/May : Increase the protein content of the food , but do not yet feed a ‘ high-protein ’ brand . |
| 26 | Reconstituted families will become increasingly common but do not yet have a clear identity in British social life . |
| 27 | Within minutes by car or bus , are characteristic Mittelland areas of great charm and interest that are not only off the beaten track but do not even receive passing mention in standard English-language guide books . |
| 28 | ( 2 ) Straight or curved lines that radiate from a common centre , but do not necessarily pass through it . |
| 29 | If the legislature finds that limitations on the common law principle are needed for reasons of policy or good administration then they can be adopted by legislation , e.g. by a short limitation period , presumptions as to validity , even ( which I mention but do not necessarily think appropriate since the matter has not been discussed ) a power in the courts to limit the effects of any order for recovery comparable to that conferred on the European Court of Justice by article 174 of the E.E.C . |
| 30 | Other systems have been developed that employ ’ sub-word ’ knowledge , i.e. information concerning strings of letters that are allowable in English , but do not necessarily form whole English words . |