Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] n't [det] " in BNC.
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1 | I hoped Doone would net him soon , but I had n't much faith . |
2 | But I had n't any choice . |
3 | But I do n't that one . . |
4 | We did agree to meet , but I do n't same time tomorrow . |
5 | But I do n't any more . |
6 | I used to go out on bike rides up to the lake but I do n't any more . |
7 | I do n't want to cry , and I sort of hold myself in when we walk back , but I do n't half feel sad . |
8 | But I did n't that 's why it 's |
9 | Pretty silly of me to give you a false name , but I have n't much experience of — of — ‘ |
10 | Yeah but I have n't that 's what he saying , but he said what I would n't do is ju , do n't just say right phrum there 's |
11 | She remembered how she had looked at Rose in some surprise , and said , ‘ Yes , that would be swell , but I have n't enough money with me to pay for supper . ’ |
12 | Is n't it nice but I have n't any er |
13 | ‘ Yes , but I have n't any . |
14 | ‘ But you have n't any , ’ she mimicked , and gently and competently dealt with the wound . |
15 | Maggie went across to him quickly , trying hard to think of something to take his mind off his sister 's minor crime , but she had n't much chance of that . |
16 | ‘ All right , I have an overdraft — but who does n't these days — and I am well within the agreed limit . |
17 | But we did n't all get inside , Father . |
18 | M. B. The Federation helped us but they had n't any teeth . |
19 | But they do n't all work . |
20 | If you look carefully at the pictures , you will see each of the four children more than once , but they do n't all appear in all the pictures . |
21 | Said Robert : ‘ I have 36 pigeons at the moment but they do n't all race long distance ’ . |
22 | But they do n't that . |
23 | ‘ But they do n't any more , do they ? ’ said Scarlet . |
24 | They used to but they do n't any more they 've taken all that sort of brilliant stuff away . |
25 | In other words , they ca n't go out themselves , perhaps rock climbing , they may have a lot of other attributes , but they have n't that particular attribute . |
26 | He used to live on the erm in the , but he does n't any more . |
27 | The last time we met he had just bought a new boat , having taken up sailing in his spare time ( but he has n't much of that ) . |
28 | But he has n't much of a choice . |
29 | His Dad insisted he locked his bike , but he did n't this time . |
30 | My fingers feel all tingly , but it do n't half feel good to stick them in the water . |