Example sentences of "but [art] [adj] do [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the Japanese did n't want the traditional English toilet . |
| 2 | The US , as the country of origin for the uranium , had originally insisted that shipments be made by air , but the Japanese do not have containers which would withstand impact in the event of a crash . |
| 3 | He still wants to take on the best in the world , but the best do not seem to want him . |
| 4 | I keep saying she should eat little and often , but the young do n't listen . |
| 5 | Milk is still a vital food for their babies , but the young do not emerge from their mother 's womb to take it until they are much more developed . |
| 6 | He has been grooming his son Kim Jong-il for the succession , but the latter does not enjoy his father 's authority and a power struggle could already be under way . |
| 7 | At the same time , public opinion may qualify and grade the measure of its ‘ realism ’ , and some genres may be more ‘ verisimilar ’ than others : ‘ In other words , the law of certain genres coincides with public opinion ; but the latter does not have absolute rights . ’ |
| 8 | True , barges and wagons alike were drawn by horses , but the latter did not have to negociate flights of locks ( the Rochdale Canal had ninety-two locks in only 33 miles ) , and until the advent of " fly boats " at the very end of the canal era there was no night working , with the canals open only from sunrise to sunset . |