Example sentences of "but [vb past] n't [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He tried to leave the chair and go , but did n't badly enough want to , and carried on with a furious daydream of what the trades-union movement might come to represent again in England , although England was only half his country . |
| 2 | Windeler gave a slight nod , but did n't otherwise change his expression . |
| 3 | But did n't there have to be something out there , just to witness , just to know ? |
| 4 | He longed to ask her if she 'd had anything nice in the post , but did n't quite dare . |
| 5 | HYWEL DAVIES ( Ghofar ) : ‘ He gave me a super ride but did n't quite get the trip . |
| 6 | His lips quirked but did n't quite achieve a grin . |
| 7 | He even wondered if he ought to suggest to Paul Lexington that that sentence was put on a hoarding outside the theatre , but did n't quite have the nerve . |
| 8 | He walked out of the room as Felipe rang for Jorge , and Maggie made off too but did n't quite escape . |
| 9 | Simon had only the vaguest idea of where she worked and what was involved , but did n't much mind . |
| 10 | A pig-headed brute who could jump himself out of anything , like a cat , but did n't always choose to , and did n't always take me with him . |
| 11 | I demonstrated the knitting of the ‘ sandwich ’ neckline but did n't actually sew it to the garment in class . |
| 12 | When my Noble Friend was kind enough to say that he looked to me for help as being I think he said an ornament on the front bench , was n't quite certain whether that was supposed to be a compliment or not , but I thought an ornament or something that you that sat upon a er er er er er upon a shelf and looked pretty , but did n't actually do anything . |
| 13 | she , she used to go on about it and all this and I , I sort of fell out with her at one time , but did n't actually speak to her about it |
| 14 | And while he was reared on metal and later discovered punk — but did n't necessarily subscribe to the attitudes for fear of losing individuality — he appreciates the blues . |
| 15 | He relished the fight , like he relishes getting stuck in , but did n't really enjoy the job . |
| 16 | We got some recognition from the other guitarists but did n't really have the foresight to make it into something big . |
| 17 | Sarah was keen to catch her brother up but did n't really get involved in the sport until a few years later whilst studying at Nottingham University . |
| 18 | Marion glanced at the picture , but did n't really bother to take it in . |
| 19 | It was always like this these days — two colleagues who respected each other but did n't really have much to say . |
| 20 | The main weakness of these republican reforms was that they threatened fundamental change but did n't fully implement it . |
| 21 | Ellie had known that Mrs McMahon was not a forceful or decisive person , but had n't quite realised just how easily led she was . |