Example sentences of "but not [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The GM plan is to buy a significant but not controlling stake in the British car maker . |
| 2 | Smooth over lightly with a soft cotton cloth instead , applying even pressure , but not flattening patterns . |
| 3 | Only newly-appointed and promoted staff are due to receive the new contracts which according to the Institute 's NATFHE chairman , Denis Clinton , has led to the problem of new staff being appointed but not given contracts . |
| 4 | This idea is taken up but not given thanks for . |
| 5 | Surely this would be the ideal place to locate these stall holders — still in the town centre but not causing obstructions . |
| 6 | Roy Hankin of Sheffield won in 4 hours , 29 minutes and 31 seconds , 15 minutes faster than his time the previous year , beating Bradford 's Melvyn McCann into second place , but not breaking McCann 's record time of 4 hours , 25 minutes and 53 seconds set in 1984 . |
| 7 | The purpose of this study was : to examine proposals ( from the Schools Council ) for a certificate of extended education ( CEE ) — a single-subject qualification at 17 plus , for pupils staying on after the compulsory leaving age but not taking A levels ; to study pilot schemes already in operation ; and to advise the Secretary of State as to whether the CEE should be given official recognition . |
| 8 | The theory of representative government clearly requires that they be called the servants of the minister , providing information and evidence on policy alternatives but not taking policy decisions . |
| 9 | NatWest 's evidence to the committee , signed by Lord Alexander and his chief executive Tom Frost , says inspectors should ‘ complete their inquiries independently , indicating what are their findings of fact , but not pass judgment by drawing conclusions ’ . |
| 10 | FROINECH : Outpaced to halfway , good late progress but not reach leaders 7l 4th to Cranfield Comet ( Edinburgh 5f , Gd-Fm ) extra furlong here should suit . |
| 11 | Richard Blakey , brought in when Gooch fell ill because Stewart wanted to open but not keep wicket as captain , looked out of his depth in the top order . |
| 12 | Various languages ( e.g. the Philippine language Samal ) have demonstratives ( discussed below ) that specify location near other participants — in this case attending but not speaking parties , and present but non-participating parties . |
| 13 | As the mosaicist had to understand but not devise geometries it is likely that he could amend illustrated motifs but would copy , as a whole , the arrangements suggested for a mosaic . |
| 14 | Some of these people may not have found it convenient to visit but may have phoned ; some may have ‘ visited ’ but not gained access to the ward . |
| 15 | What one hopes for is for the student to remain open to the possibility of aesthetic experience , to accept and enjoy it when it occurs , but not to fake responses if it does not . |
| 16 | The implication is that , depending on the preference of the church planter , YWAM may plant Baptist , Anglican , house church or another type of church , but not YWAM churches ! |
| 17 | But not stopping singing |
| 18 | The defense of conventionalism we have now constructed has two parts : first , that wise adjudication consists in finding the right balance between predictability and flexibility and , second , that the right balance is secured by judges always respecting past explicit decisions of political institutions but not enforcing decisions by default in the way unilateralism does . |
| 19 | He confirmed that a railway would be built between the Channel Tunnel and London , but not serving King 's Cross as planned . |
| 20 | It would not be right to celebrate a society in which Afro-American women could make quilts and gardens but not write essays , and indeed Walker condemns that society even as she evokes the value of the gardens and the quilts . |
| 21 | They give in order to look good and to feel good but not to do good . |
| 22 | The archers to start and wear down the game , and the knights to capture it ; for bowmen can kill , but not make prisoner . |
| 23 | Increased synthesis of LTC 4 was associated with Helicobacter pylori colonisation but not NSAID use . |
| 24 | By contrast with LTB 4 , colonisation by Helicobacter pylori , but not NSAID use was associated with increased vortex stimulated LTC 4 synthesis . |
| 25 | The ombudsman will have power to recommend that a lawyer or professional body pay compensation , but not to compel payment . |
| 26 | The ombudsman will have power to recommend that a lawyer or professional body pay compensation , but not to compel payment . |
| 27 | It is compulsory to insure motorbikes but not pedal cycles , although insurance is available . |
| 28 | Similarly , he must hold that theories are eliminated due to the clash of experience ( for example ) , but not using criteria that are understood in terms of , or justified with reference to , the aims of inquiry . |
| 29 | ABOVE This drawing by Doreen Roberts was made with Neocolor crayons using some of the techniques described , but not using turps |
| 30 | Yesterday , Mr Baron said that strict justice demanded that ‘ the European Parliament can not go on being regarded as a marginal institution , able only to speak but not to take decisions ’ . |