Example sentences of "but [pron] [noun sg] [is] [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But my advice is not to panic and to wait and see how many tickets can be picked up at the last minute . ’ |
| 2 | I shall vote against the Third Reading of the Bill tonight , but my intention is not to deprive the north of access to the channel tunnel . |
| 3 | If refused , they may feel saddened , disappointed , or inconvenienced , but their self-concept is n't shattered . |
| 4 | But their argument is not couched in these terms . |
| 5 | Bair discusses the de Beauvoir/Sartre relationship at length , but her study is not limited to this . |
| 6 | He was taken to the intensive care unit at the colony 's St Bernard 's Hospital but his life is not believed to be in danger . |
| 7 | The man who is said to be in his 40s and local was taken to the specialist burns unit at Whiston Hospital but his condition is not known . |
| 8 | Britain is the one country in the world which is a net exporter of spirits but our competitiveness is not helped by the high level of excise we have to pay . ’ |
| 9 | I said So I said to this Richard , I said excuse me I said but your phone 's not working downstairs I said have you got one upstairs ? |
| 10 | But your job is not to deter people from having meetings , merely to ensure that the necessary ones are fully productive . |