Example sentences of "[pron] but he do [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 2 ) In the epistemic sense of ‘ appears ’ it makes no sense to say that the sea appears to be blue to someone but he does not know it , or that line AB appears to him to be shorter than line BC but he does not know it , or that the young lady/old woman figure appears to him to be a drawing of a young lady but he does not know it . |
| 2 | So he could have saved himself but he did n't want to . |
| 3 | He keeps his back to me but he does n't cancel his offer . |
| 4 | He plays catch with me but he does n't like it because he broke his leg playing football . |
| 5 | He came rushing out of an alleyway just ahead of me but he did n't see me . |
| 6 | And , so I popped in and asked Douglas if he 'd got any going for next to nothing but he does n't have anything down his size . |
| 7 | This was one game in which Frank Strandli had a chance to prove himself and salvage some points when we really needed them but he did n't deliver . |
| 8 | Sybillin was the worst of them but he did n't run a bad race in the circumstances , ’ the trainer added . |
| 9 | He only took the one but he did n't take two . |
| 10 | He said : ‘ There is a lot of pressure on him but he does n't pass it on to us . |
| 11 | Jack liked him but he did n't love him yet and could n't call him dad . |
| 12 | I talked to him but he did n't answer . |
| 13 | She waved at him but he did n't wave back . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll cook you something wonderful tonight , ’ she called after him but he did n't hear . |
| 15 | According to her he looked ill ; she spoke to him but he did n't seem to see her . ’ |
| 16 | I smiled at him but he did n't smile back . |
| 17 | Because ee er , some of the subjects I brought to him but he did n't know nothing about them ! |
| 18 | And later : ‘ I called him but he did not answer . ’ |
| 19 | He killed Perez because ‘ she wanted to stay with him but he did not want her ’ , police said . |
| 20 | The forced brightness in Marjorie 's voice disturbed him but he did not want to think about it . |
| 21 | people leaving the post office spoke to him but he did not hear . |
| 22 | He must have seen her but he did n't wave . |
| 23 | He would like to have told her but he did n't dare . |
| 24 | He had heard her but he did n't understand what she meant . |
| 25 | Steve would need her but he did n't know it . |
| 26 | A few pennies were dropped into it but he did n't look very pleased . |
| 27 | some do but She said the idea I mean she said about I was asked a question about an American we 've got that is with us but he does n't preach very often , and I said well where is he ? |