Example sentences of "but do [not/n't] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are 5 finely rugose arm spines , distally only 3 ; the spines approach but do not form a fan on the proximal arm segments . |
| 2 | The spines approach but do not form a fan on proximal arm segments . |
| 3 | Only later do children learn that women give birth to babies but do not possess a penis . |
| 4 | The following terms appear as aims for art but do not get a mention as objectives : |
| 5 | Minor students have a free choice of final-year units but do not write a dissertation in History . |
| 6 | but do not demonstrate a life that is lived for him |
| 7 | you have commas but do n't do a comma before the last so er if I said tonight I 'm going to have sausage , egg , chips , beans , tomatoes and cake . |
| 8 | I 'm quite prepared to be a single mum and I 've had offers from male friends who 'd like children but do n't want a wife , and I 'm tempted . |
| 9 | It 's best to wear gloves when dealing with this one , but do n't make a pantomime of it — y'know what I mean ? |
| 10 | Do n't list exceptions at the same time as you discuss particular spellings : acknowledge them but do n't make a fuss about them . |
| 11 | But do n't make a fuss over a little thing like that . |
| 12 | ‘ We originally thought the IXI name would go away , ’ says new owner , Santa Cruz Operation Inc : instead the company will use the IXI name as a brand for its front-end technologies and it will also use the IXI connection to try and win accounts that would otherwise be unwilling to buy from Santa Cruz , but do n't give a damn who owns IXI . |
| 13 | I sent in a report on education in Scotland to be ( a ) tabled and ( b ) appended to the Minutes but do n't see a reference or appendix ! |
| 14 | Foreign Minister Theodore Holo disclosed on Nov. 5 that the government was seeking renewed ties with Israel but did not give a timetable for normalizing relations . |
| 15 | The negotiators agreed to meet for further discussions but did not set a date . |
| 16 | This arose as local businesses paid rates but did not receive a vote . |
| 17 | Richard Chauncy 's eldest son William Henry ( 1728–1788 ) was matriculated at Oxford on 17 March 1743–4 , but did not take a degree . |
| 18 | His presence was not continuous as he was entered again as a scholar commoner in 1571 , but did not take a degree . |
| 19 | His father retired in 1813 to London , and Auldjo was educated at Atwood 's School in Hammersmith , and Trinity College , Cambridge , where he matriculated as a pensioner in 1823 but did not take a degree . |
| 20 | Finland also participated in the discussions that produced EFTA , but did not become a member . |
| 21 | Paul Reichmann threw up his hands in protest at the suggestion , but did not utter a sound . |
| 22 | The typical Marshall microscope had gold stamps to decorate the tube and a fine focus , but did not have a substage mirror , which was introduced by Edmund Culpeper [ q.v. ] at about the time of Marshall 's death . |
| 23 | This should not present any major difficulties in the context of computers , although a dating agency which wanted to use a service mark " COMPUTADATE " but did not have a computer might fall into this category . |
| 24 | I was extremely disappointed , but did n't make a fuss . |
| 25 | I worked out of town but did n't do a lot else . |
| 26 | The officer steadied himself by grasping the windshield , but did n't miss a beat in his spiel . |
| 27 | Daine 's statue shook but did n't miss a note . |
| 28 | She stretched but did n't feel a lot better for her siesta . |
| 29 | In 1991 Darren started a job that involved covering a huge business mileage but did n't provide a company car . |
| 30 | Rocky ( and Sharp ) were on the bench but did n't get a run . |