Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] but [pron] [verb] [not/n't] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | I hope so but I do n't think so |
| 2 | The responses were later grouped into three categories : ( a ) never smoker — ‘ I have never smoked a cigarette , not even a puff ’ ; ( b ) tried but stopped — ‘ I have only ever tried smoking once or twice but I do n't smoke now , ’ or ‘ I used to smoke sometimes but I do n't smoke now ’ ; ( c ) current smoker — ‘ I smoke sometimes but I do n't smoke as much as one cigarette a week ’ or ‘ I usually smoke between one and six cigarettes a week , ’ or ‘ I usually smoke more than six cigarettes a week . ’ |
| 3 | I think for a bit about going to ask him how I get home but I do n't want to ask him in case he tells Mr Jackson . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , Doc , I do normally but I did n't over the weekend . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I work here but I do n't belong here . ’ |