Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] but i do n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | I HAVE had sex with a few girls but I do n't think that they found this experience very satisfying . |
| 2 | I should n't miss the pigeons all that much , I do n't mind the blackbird and the thrush and the robin but and a few starlings but I do n't like many pigeons about the garden . |
| 3 | ‘ They said it would be all right if I had the serial numbers but I do n't think they expected me back , ’ she said . |
| 4 | were , there was bible teaching and all sorts but I do n't know . |
| 5 | There are rooms booked in the hotel if they want to take the opportunity of visiting relatives but I do n't expect them in Dublin until two days before we play . |
| 6 | Yeah , that gets pretty full weekends but I do n't like that one every week in The Standard there 's always a , you know , this break in , that break in and |
| 7 | Because I got some by mistake cos it , yes I know it in Chinese dishes but I do n't quite know what they do with it . |
| 8 | I was in hospital for five days but I do n't remember anything about that , either . |
| 9 | You know , they , they , they can be a bit hard , they can be a bit bitter , they can drink a bit too much , they can be a bit promiscuous , they can be all sorts of rather iffy things but I do n't think Lyndsey will . |
| 10 | I have one or two such places up my sleeve which I save for difficult days but I do n't spoil it by going to them too often . |
| 11 | I know they 're dear ones but I do n't think there 's any more on the previous page to that one though . |
| 12 | John has two PhDs but I do n't believe he has This sentence is pragmatically anomalous because it contradicts the standard Quality implicature that one believes what one asserts . |
| 13 | I think they have made some positive statements but I do n't know whether it will work that way or not . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I want a team of aggressive players but I do n't want violent men in my team ’ , was the advice he gave to Gimbert and Moscato , who made their Five Nations debuts against Wales in Cardiff , while Simon was made captain of the students side . |