Example sentences of "[noun pl] but do [not/n't] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inclusion of wild white clover , which is generally present in permanent pastures but does not thrive in a phosphate-deficient soil , is particularly important , and there is an old saying : ‘ There must be clover seed in those slag bags . ’ |
| 2 | For both left and right visual fields it takes longer to reject as " illegal " , in a lexical decision task , pseudo-homophones ( letter strings that do not constitute words but sound like real words , e.g. " bloo " , " rayne " ) than letter strings that look like real words but do not sound like real words . |
| 3 | During the talks the USA acknowledged the environmental concerns of South Pacific countries but did not respond to Forum calls for an immediate and significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions . |
| 4 | He admitted the offences but did not return to court for sentencing . |
| 5 | With luck , you might cover your costs but do n't count on it . |
| 6 | One of them contained a silver sixpence which Frankie turned in his fingers but did not remove in case Sweetheart , in her present bad mood , took it away from him . |
| 7 | These stocks were attractive to banks and discount houses but did not meet with strong demand elsewhere and no more were issued subsequently . |
| 8 | Many settlements withered during the late Middle Ages but did not die until the Elizabethan or Stuart era when a local lord decided that corn production was no longer economical and that the arable land must be given over to cattle and sheep pastures . |
| 9 | They are commonly present on each of the eleven segments in the less specialized Exopterygotes but do not occur on the telson ( Fig. 41 ) . |
| 10 | FI take their cure from Hijack 's vocal stylings but do n't succumb to the temptation to use lightning-fast beats at every available opportunity . |
| 11 | Ned 's headless guitar and bass are eminently correct in design terms but do not sell in large numbers because plastic guitars are not sexy . |
| 12 | The animals live in matriarchal family groups of about a dozen to thirty individuals in which adult offspring remain as group members but do not breed under normal circumstances . |
| 13 | The church warden gave me sizes but did not ask for reproduction pieces and anyway , he only had a poor and partial photograph . |
| 14 | At its peak the Association had around 250 members , most of them full members resident in Lewis , but there was a small number of associate members who received reports but did not participate in their formulation . |