Example sentences of "but not [prep] [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They knew more of their purpose here than they had been told , but not of all the details in the secret file in the safe in John Coffin 's flat . |
| 2 | So , too , have long-term rates , but not to such a significant degree . |
| 3 | The male fish develops extended filaments on the dorsal fin , while the caudal fin develops elongated filaments at both tips and in the middle of the tail , giving a forked appearance ( this also happens in the female but not to such a degree ) . |
| 4 | Sometimes you have access to a text , but not to all the information you would like about it . |
| 5 | ‘ But not for half an hour or so — what 's the matter ? ’ as Leonora stared at him , wide-eyed . |
| 6 | We get a glimpse of how history might seem to the most virtuous , and most pagan , of virtuous pagans — an odd effect in , but not at all a contradiction to ‘ a fundamentally religious and Catholic work ’ . |
| 7 | Duhm found the parallelism here " rather feeble " which is indeed the case if the ideal is synonymity , but not at all the case if other relationships between the lines of a couplet can exist . |
| 8 | A beautiful , well-dressed woman ; she pays great attention to make-up , grooming and clothes , but not in such a way as to stifle the personality underneath . |
| 9 | The British leaned towards a middle line whereby Japan would be tied to the West but not in such a way as to stimulate aggressive tendencies . |
| 10 | The name Northcliffe was linked with raising equity on all five continents but not in such a conspicuous way that he himself garnered personal publicity . |
| 11 | Employees must also be rewarded for their commitment to the firm , but not in such a way that the desire for rewards affects what they think and do eg. secure lifetime employment is a more effective reward than early promotion . |