Example sentences of "but not [adv] [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It is true that most prisoners miss sexual contact but not just to get relief .
2 But not enough to lose sleep .
3 I have faith in your erm in your business instinct Richard , but not , but not enough to put money on it till I see them
4 Interest in Russia was beginning to take off , but not enough to provide job opportunities .
5 ‘ We have enough men for what is needed down there , but not enough to stand guard over the longhouses ; not until after the tide .
6 The provision of statutory services to the elderly has risen since 1948 , but not sufficiently to keep pace with the increasing number of dependants and the decreasing pool of informal carers ( even now only 11 per cent of people aged 85 and over receive meals-on-wheels , 37 per cent a home help ; OPCS , 1985 ) .
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