Example sentences of "but not [adv] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The impression had been conveyed to him , he noted , that Burun had seen one of their attackers — but not closely enough to identify him . |
| 2 | It was hard to explain to a youngster who was bright but not particularly well educated that I could n't make a nerve work . |
| 3 | The snow lies thick but not deep enough to hinder justice . ’ |
| 4 | Probably several eddies commonly occur simultaneously , as shown in the figure , with an approximately but not exactly even spacing . |
| 5 | Barbara Coleman made a little jump backwards , a shaking hand went to her lips but not fast enough to cut off her cry of fear . |
| 6 | They wandered off to the north-east a bit but not badly enough to get really lost , and after a while made a correction to drift back to north . |
| 7 | The solitary applauder was the young man in the scarf , but even as George looked at him , another man joined in , then a woman , and gradually the sound built up until several hands were clapping , but not loudly enough to drown the boos and shouts other members of the audience were producing . |
| 8 | We got a birdie at the 11th by using the 1-iron when Johnny went for the 3-wood , got on , but not near enough to make the birdie putt . |
| 9 | Important advances in cellular immunology and molecular biology , especially in the past 10 years , have largely clarified the immunological paradox of pregnancy , but not yet definitively explained how the ‘ foreign ’ fetus survives to term without provoking maternal immune rejection . |
| 10 | As the world 's leading manufacturer of permanent pressure tennis balls , ( formerly known as ‘ pressureless ’ and of a type favoured in European markets by the general public but not yet extensively used in professional tournament tennis ) , Tretorn has justifiable cause for concern . |
| 11 | It hangs around in the system as toxic waste , a condition whose detrimental effect on our health is accepted but not yet fully explored . |
| 12 | It was actually achieved but not yet fully realised . |
| 13 | Banbury School opened its doors on 1 September 1967 , but not very much changed on that day . |
| 14 | Blood , bullets , low cunning and high finance … a good lay every 35 pages or so , daringly , but not too daringly chronicled . |
| 15 | Control forces in all axes are feather-light but not too highly geared . |
| 16 | Benjamin Franklin s contribution to the identification of electricity in the form of lightning is well known , but not so well appreciated are the subtlety and simplicity of his apparatus and experiments . |
| 17 | Druggets are made in India and the Balkan countries , usually from a combination of goat hair , cotton and jute , and are equally cheap and cheerful , but not so frequently found . |
| 18 | Decretal letters , in answer to queries about particular legal points , came to be the major source of declaration during the twelfth century , more numerous than the decrees of councils but not so easily disseminated for use . |
| 19 | But not loud enough to waken Riva , who has temporarily escaped captivity by falling asleep in her chair . |
| 20 | She could hear voices , but not loud enough to distinguish what was said . |
| 21 | Warner paused , but not long enough to invite a response . |
| 22 | She hesitated , but not long enough to show him that this was the simple truth . |
| 23 | The Williams team gave him a quick change of tyres … but not quick enough to prevent Patrase and Senna fly past into the lead . |
| 24 | Figures – show some results obtained from a young plant , but not under fully controlled conditions . |
| 25 | Bergman knows how to turn a sardonic one-liner or two , but not really how to pace a whole film ; the self-consciously wacky plot never quite clicks . |
| 26 | With Beth it was different , there was music and a reading but not really much VROOOOM ! |
| 27 | These hotels are often secluded but not always rurally situated . |
| 28 | ‘ But not close enough to know she 'd moved out ? ’ |
| 29 | He folded the newspaper carefully , but not tight enough to make a log . |
| 30 | But not far away stand other hills to which I do not lift my eyes . |