Example sentences of "but do [not/n't] [verb] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also make sure that cisterns are well insulated with a proper insulating jacket ( or one constructed from loft insulation blanket ) , but do not insulate or put loft insulation under the cistern , so that some heat can pass through the ceiling to the water inside . |
| 2 | But do not hurt or humiliate . |
| 3 | Stretching and contraction should be felt in the back , but do not rock or jerk . |
| 4 | If you have a car crash , then yes , you did create or allow it , but do n't blame and harass yourself for that . |
| 5 | The police 's message is NOT do n't drink ; but do n't drink and drive . |
| 6 | But do n't expect or encourage it . |
| 7 | but do n't go and pay it all off . |
| 8 | We should review the resources we have but do n't use and use them for mission . |
| 9 | But do n't try and drag me down with you . |
| 10 | there is an issue and clearly if we are not in the sixteen double O four six eight O seven business we are going to lose share , we may not lose total volume , I am confused about that , but do n't try and sort it out now , but those are the issues that need to be tackled , and you need to produce between you some sort of projection paper which lays out the way that you see this bit of the steering business going in the future , and recommends what we should be doing , and what the volumes are to support that , and what the volumes are likely to be . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll come — but do n't try and put any pressure on this Kathleen of yours . |
| 12 | ( If your child tries to come out prematurely , hold the door shut but do n't argue or hold a conversation with him . ) . |
| 13 | But do n't let that fool you — by nightfall people are waking up ready to go out on the town . |
| 14 | NINE out is today 's bulletin but do n't let that fool you into thinking the whole nine would be in if they were available . |
| 15 | There may seem to be a lot of garlic involved here , but do n't let that put you off — this country-style stew is based on a Menorcan recipe and the traditional slow cooking gives the dish a sweet , mellow flavour . |
| 16 | But do n't let that put you off , because as with most cities , the only way to get to know the place is on foot . |
| 17 | This is explained by the fact that eradicating H pylori resolved the increased acid secretion caused by the increased antral gastrin release but did not resolve that caused by their exaggerated acid response to gastrin . |
| 18 | Dick heard her coming , but did not move or speak . |
| 19 | Lawton shuffled uneasily , but did n't try and contradict her or go back on his description . |
| 20 | Er the research found that there were three hundred or so students who registered with the health service but did n't re-register or did n't leave . |
| 21 | The exhibition is a challenge too , she is aware of that , but does not know whether to accept . |
| 22 | As Richard Neustadt puts it , ‘ When one man shares authority with another , but does not gain or lose his job on the other 's whim , his willingness to act upon the urging of the other turns on whether he conceives the action right for him . ’ |
| 23 | But in its more extended and generalized uses it can become remarkably similar to the ‘ informing spirit ’ of idealist cultural theories , and this can still be so when it offers ( but does not include or specify ) a ‘ last instance ’ referral to the economy or to the mode of production . |