Example sentences of "but he [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thanked the press for a 50th birthday card in Glasgow and bought everyone a drink in Wales , but he does not mingle like Paddy Ashdown or even Mr Major . |
| 2 | But he does not carry advertising on his boats . |
| 3 | Something lands with a soft thump on the concrete , a small death , but he does not pause . |
| 4 | But he does not represent any value , and his well handicapped stable companion DEEP SENSATION is a sensible alternative at 11–2 with Ladbrokes . |
| 5 | But he does not do that ; instead , he supports the Government 's curtailment of that right . |
| 6 | The Laureate plunges into Eliade , he flirts with Wrestling Jacob and the Grail , he is in love with the idea of ideas , but he does not appear to grasp how organised research should be carried out . |
| 7 | He also showed his face at some of the later Congresses , but he does not appear to have made any active contribution to any of them . |
| 8 | But he does not shirk the reality that the exercise is often accompanied by distracting temptation arising out of a sense of futility , doubt and weakness . |
| 9 | But he does not rely solely on technical gadgetry . |
| 10 | But he does not complain of her being a placid , ironing housewife . |
| 11 | His eyes are open but he does not move . |
| 12 | He is looking for an easy rapport , but he does not want it to be too easy . |
| 13 | He is certainly the administrative head of a large organization which is responsible for the statistics , but he does not collect data personally from even one household . |
| 14 | But he does not tell us of the forty-four accusations which were brought against Cato at various times ( Plin . |
| 15 | Mr Robin Cook , who wants Labour to adopt proportional representation for Westminster elections , could also be tempted to run but he does not command strong support in the party . |
| 16 | I laugh , but he does not laugh with me . |
| 17 | But he does not regard the charge as a serious objection to his theory . |
| 18 | But he does not remind us of the prophecy that hangs over them , or of the judgement pronounced by God upon the house of Eli . |
| 19 | The allied general counts as a character in the normal way but he does not benefit from any of the special rules for generals . |
| 20 | I think there must be a period for a start when the office or elsewhere is a bit on the nervous and inefficient side as smokers are deprived , but he does not mention this . |
| 21 | He mentions Home Office research suggesting that crime is not as bad as everyone thinks , but he does not mention any of the other analyses and carefully toes the party line . |
| 22 | What Breuer writes is usually clearly argued and factually correct , but he does not refrain from making his own contribution to the field . |
| 23 | His books must sell , but he does not think of himself as an author . |
| 24 | But he does not engage the interest of English people indifferent to Scotland and Wales . |
| 25 | But he does not bring it close enough for me to take a hold . |
| 26 | Calvin turns a little way around but he does not speak or make eye contact . |
| 27 | His three marriage break-ups have been traumatic , but he does not rule out a fourth attempt . |
| 28 | But he does not adopt this alternative , and his criticism of needs is in fact part of a much more fundamental attack on classical economics . |
| 29 | Oakeshott 's view of law has certain similarities , but he does not adopt the command theory of law . |
| 30 | The argument is difficult to uphold in some respects since Furth 's argument seems to be that deprivation of experience is at fault , but he does not provide any suggestions for an approach to maximising deaf people 's performance . |