Example sentences of "but not [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suppose that we work with the causal example ; it is required for knowledge that the fourth clause be true , but not that a have any inkling that the fourth clause be true . |
| 2 | In the present case the House of Lords found that Hardie & lane v. Chilton was correctly decided but not that a demand for money in lieu of placing on the stop list would be lawful in all circumstances . |
| 3 | However , this only shows that there is some natural classification ( which would not be the case if traits were allotted to objects randomly ) , but not that the natural classification is hierarchical . |
| 4 | They failed , but not since the Slavophiles of the 1840s would any self-respecting member of the intelligentsia have dreamed of such an enterprise . |
| 5 | They had both met Conchis once or twice then , but not since the school had re-started in 1949 . |
| 6 | There must be one flag , the Union Jack , but under it equality of races [ i.e. British and Boer ] and languages … but not before a loyal majority is assured ’ ; or again , ‘ if ten years hence there are three men of British race to two of Dutch , the country will be safe and prosperous ; if there are three of Dutch to two of British , we shall have perpetual difficulty ’ . |
| 7 | I find I am lost for words : put down the telephone , but not before a woman snatches the phone and says , ‘ Who 's that ? |
| 8 | But not before a little known hilly region of England had achieved world renown for quality and style . |
| 9 | Eventually the series was concluded after viewing figures dwindled , but not before a dedicated following was established ; including some of the people who worked on it . |
| 10 | But not before the sun is up . |
| 11 | The Brigadier appeared and , after much foot stamping and saluting , everyone got lined up and ready to move off , but not before the Brigadier insisted that there should be a bodyguard of four Commandos to protect the Piper . |
| 12 | In females , one of the X chromosomes is switched off early in development , but not before the fertilised egg has divided several times . |
| 13 | A young man placed himself between the shafts of the trap and prepared to pull his passengers round the village , but not before the publican had been fined a barrel of beer for speaking at the same time as the ‘ Lord Mayor ’ . |
| 14 | Simon Halliday 's sensational defence-splitting run is brought to a halt by Gavin Hastings ' tackle — but not before the England winger gets his pass away to set up Dewi Morris 's try . |
| 15 | Simeon 's revolt , like the one which preceded it sixty-six years before , was ruthlessly suppressed , but not before the Holy Land had once again been ravaged . |
| 16 | Wilson and Castle had to back down , but not before the credibility of the leadership had been further dented . |
| 17 | His fears eventually prove unfounded and she is reinstated , but not before the gym is ablaze . |
| 18 | De Gaulle 's lucidity on this point was eventually justified by events , but not before the Americans had made a concerted effort to eliminate him as a political force . |
| 19 | She heard the door close behind her , but not before the sound of laughter had followed her down towards the lift . |
| 20 | But not before the advance guard had stung him 10 times . |
| 21 | Yuletide always brought back the memories of little Matthew , taken by the plague , but not before the mite had shown Sir John the wonder with which every child greeted Christmas . |
| 22 | The time recorded on two different watches , for example , can be perfectly associated : the time on one of them can be correctly predicted from the time on the other , but not because the time on one of them causes the time on the other ; altering the time on one of them would have absolutely no impact on the other . |
| 23 | Changes were on the way ; but not because the British government or the Governor initiated them , Dorman-Smith and Knight had managed to stone-wall for almost a year ; largely because Bogyoke was occupied in building up his power base . |
| 24 | They are redundant , but not because the world can be described in terms of eternal " propositions which are true or false in virtue of being the propositions they are , but because they advertise certain claims which can equally successfully be conveyed implicitly , viz. by asserting the proposition or its negation , as the case may be . |
| 25 | Troops had been withdrawn from the west , but not because the likelihood of attack in that quarter had diminished . |
| 26 | Provision is made by s.107(4) of the 1936 Act for any person aggrieved by the refusal of the local authority to grant a consent to the establishment of an offensive trade , by a time limit attached to the consent , or by the refusal to extend such a time limit , but not if the consent is conditional , to appeal by way of complaint to the Magistrates ' court . |
| 27 | Nevertheless , Bob rose to the challenge and in January 1991 his first task was to replace hundreds of original magnesium allow rivets , which were good enough for a static rebuild , but not if the aircraft was to fly again . |
| 28 | This may seem to have moved a.long way away from the Creation , but not if the full significances of the Mayan story are to be enjoyed . |
| 29 | This laterality effect was also obtained when the cursor for tracking the target was attached to the jaw ( Sussman and MacNeilage , 1975b ) but not if the jaw was used to track lateralised visual input ( MacNeilage , Sussman and Stolz , 1975 ) nor if it was the right hand that was used to track auditory input ( Sussman 1971 ) . |
| 30 | ( The seller will generally try to restrict this to a warranty of specifically identified information : the acquirer will want a warranty of all information but not if the consequence is that all information is to be treated as a disclosure ) . |