Example sentences of "but [subord] he do [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he had a problem : the card she had so rapidly thrust into his hand was her business card , no home address , just Belmodes , Mouncy Street , which he knew but where he did not want to wait to visit . |
| 2 | No doubt it amused him , but although he did n't laugh outright he took this way of telling her she could forget it . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't know , ’ Sapt said , ‘ but if he does n't get to his coronation today , there 'll never be a coronation for him . |
| 4 | I still think he was a good investment , BUT if he does n't get 20+ Premiership goals this year I 'll be disappointed ( unless he gets the winner in the FA cup final on bags a few vs Scum ! ! ) |
| 5 | But if he does n't trust them then they 're not then the Communist Party is n't gon na be able to fulfil their expectations of trying to change the peasants ' mentality to increase production . |
| 6 | But if he does n't come … ’ |
| 7 | But if he did n't suffer fools gladly , I must ask who would want to ? |
| 8 | But if he did n't find out , he 's out of touch and should n't be in his high office . |
| 9 | If it picks an insider or a retiree , then we will all be back to writing the company 's obituary in three months ' time so it has to be an outsider , and one name canvassed that should be crossed off the list at once is that of ‘ Neutron ’ Jack Welch , boss of General Electric Co — not because he does n't have the capability but because he does not have a background in the computer industry . |
| 10 | He decided to resign , not as a tactical manoeuvre , but because he did not have sufficient support to carry on . |
| 11 | No refreshment was offered , not because Monsignor wished to be inhospitable but because he did n't feel it was appropriate to the place and time . |
| 12 | He could have saved John , but because he did n't want to look soft in front of all the important people who 'd heard him promise Herodias ' daughter whatever she wanted , Herod killed John as requested . |
| 13 | But because he did n't receive immediate attention , he 's likely to remain partially lame the rest of his life . |
| 14 | You see , if Bill comes over he has a go at Bill , even though he knows Bill , but because he do n't see him that much he has a go at him . |
| 15 | ‘ Charles has n't published a guest list but since he did n't invite you , I rather think we shall be . ’ |
| 16 | When her husband returns , she first pretends that the cat has taken them , but when he does not believe this reassures him that the birds are being kept hot and that he should fetch his knife to cut them . |
| 17 | When he did n't turn up , I assumed he 'd overslept , but when he did n't radio through to apologize … . ’ |
| 18 | The rasping noise was quite upsetting but when he did n't make it I gently shook him to make him breathe again and I did n't feel that I could relax , let alone sleep , for one minute . |
| 19 | Where he received his training is not known — an apprenticeship in a professional architect 's office away from Kendal seems likely — but as he did not attend the Royal Academy Schools it was probably elsewhere in the north rather than in London . |