Example sentences of "but [vb -s] [not/n't] [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | In this epistle he indicates that he himself , at the time of writing , is a solitary attracted by the disciplined life of service in a religious order , but does not feel any burning conviction that that is his calling : I confess , alas , that I do not feel that burning spiritual desire for entry into religion , inspired by that divine grace , as it ought to be felt by those who from zealous devotion and pure desire of the mind plan to enter religion … |
2 | Evening Primrose Oil ( e.g. Efamol ) is helpful for PMT but does not contain any vitamins or minerals . |
3 | In line with UN guidelines , it takes stock of the situation but does not contain any specific conclusions or recommendations . |
4 | In my judgment , paragraph ( b ) , like paragraph ( a ) , provides a remedy but does not create any new substantive rights or causes of action . |
5 | A series of documents both in the First and in the Second Book of Maccabees reflects — I believe quite authentically for the majority of them — the decline of Syrian power in Judaea , but does not offer any precise clue to the intentions of Antiochus IV in Hellenizing Jerusalem . |
6 | The Centre of African Studies , established in 1962 , is in the Faculty of Social Sciences , but does not offer any undergraduate courses of its own . |
7 | Gildas writing in the mid-sixth century gives no detail of the battle and Bede in 731 mentions Vortigern and Hengist but does not specify any location . |
8 | Billy goes out shooting every day but does not get much as his only weapons are a tennis bat and empty cartridge case which he hits at the birds . |
9 | It is also female , but does not produce many berries . |
10 | She suggests that this was perhaps because women have traditionally been seen as having a passive relation to language which is similar to that of a simultaneous interpreter who translates the ideas of others but does not produce any of her own ( 32 ) . |
11 | The frequency is chosen to make sure that the core reaches saturation at each alteration , but does not spend any more than a short time in this condition so as to maximise the final output signal ; the circuit should produce as many saturation signals as possible . |
12 | This favours those departments which have been successful in the past , but does not help those others which wish to expand or to improve their standards , and it fails to allow for the creation of new departments . |
13 | It quashes expenditure which is deemed to be in breach of this duty , but does not impose any obligation to spend money which is being unreasonably withheld . |
14 | The company hopes to cut losses this year , but does not see any increase in turnover after translation into marks , although volume will rise . |
15 | It follows from the above case that Reg 2(1) of the UK Regulations does not comply with Community law , since the UK Regulations currently state that ‘ undertaking ’ includes any trade or business but does not include any undertaking or part of an undertaking that is not in the nature of a commercial venture . |
16 | ‘ Dwelling ’ means any structure or part of a structure occupied as a person 's home or as other living accommodation ( whether the occupation is separate or shared with others ) but does not include any part not so occupied , and for this purpose ‘ structure ’ includes a tent , caravan , vehicle , vessel or other temporary or movable structure ( Section 8 ) . |
17 | Note that ‘ dwelling ’ means any structure or part of a structure occupied as a person 's home or as other living accommodation ( whether the occupation is separate or shared with others ) but does not include any part not so occupied , and for this purpose ‘ structure ’ includes a tent , caravan , vehicle , vessel or other temporary or movable structure . |
18 | 205(1) ( xxvii ) " Term of years absolute " means a term of years ( taking effect either in possession or in reversion whether or not at a rent ) with or without impeachment for waste , subject or not to another legal estate , and either certain or liable to determination by notice , re-entry , operation of law , or by a provision for cesser on redemption , or in any other event ( other than the dropping of a life , or the determination of a determinable life interest ) ; but does not include any term of years determinable with life or lives or with the cesser of a determinable life interest , nor , if created after the commencement of this Act , a term of years which is not expressed to take |
19 | Joyce would be a super group leader but does not run any classes ( YET ! ! ! ! ! ) |
20 | BT say that it 's offered Mr Lihou a one off payment of £5,000 , but does n't admit any liability for what happened . |
21 | And the change now means that if a married woman , it does n't , as I say , it does n't affect single women , if a married woman now has n't earned income using all her allowances , so she does n't work has n't worked , never qualified for a pension , or does work but does n't earn more than that , and the couple have got investment income then it 's sensible to switch that into the wife 's name to give her income to use up her allowances . |
22 | The traditional way of practising scales — up and down the fretboard in two octaves — is great for technique but does n't help much for connecting your ideas all over the fretboard in any given key . |
23 | The plant makes and tests rocket motors , but does n't have enough new orders to keep going . |
24 | It 's probably something they could learn off parrot fashion , but does n't have any actual meaning for them . |
25 | It 's probably something they could learn off parrot fashion , but does n't have any actual meaning for them . |