Example sentences of "but we do [not/n't] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now the thing is we , we can refer to sight and touch and hearing , but we do n't refer to the sense of smell just as smell , in modern English . |
| 2 | But in them days do you see , we had er a kettle here and a kettle there but we do n't bother with now . |
| 3 | We do n't need to grab people in self-defence : the police restrain prisoners and killers strangle victims , but we do n't fit into either category . |
| 4 | But we do n't boast about it . |
| 5 | ‘ But we do n't want to , ’ says Fred . |
| 6 | I propose Elizabeth that you circulate Jenny 's reprocedures to everyone but we do n't know with them , that we will read them prior to the next meeting and agree them at the meeting papers turning I have got to assess papers turning take one . |
| 7 | It seems likely she did , but we do n't know for sure . |
| 8 | ‘ We all marvel at the Red Kite , ’ says Gareth , ‘ But we do n't marvel at the little beetles which are the reason it 's there . ’ |
| 9 | But we do n't live in a perfect world . |
| 10 | But we do n't live in that kind of a world . |
| 11 | You do n't like me any more than I like you , but we do n't have to be constantly at war . ’ |
| 12 | But we do n't have to . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ But we do not proceed on some of the grounds mentioned at the bar , such as the effect of the plaintiff 's alteration of the instrument as making it void , or that the defendant thereby lost his right to contribution from the joint makers of the note ; nor on any doctrine as to the relation of principal and surety . |
| 14 | We all get sick , but we do not live in fear of catching every known disease . |
| 15 | We are of course aware that educational levels may be important at some stage , but we do not pre-classify in this way because we do not assume beforehand that we know the sociolinguistic structure of the speech community : this is what we are trying to find out ! |
| 16 | But we did n't think about it because it was so Well I was so excited . |
| 17 | ‘ But we did n't forget about him . ’ |
| 18 | well that 's what I said to you , but we did n't want to er visit again this weekend did we ? , with last weekend |
| 19 | We did six tracks with Chris , but we did n't gel with him at all , we needed someone who could offer more inspiration . |
| 20 | We did n't like the fact that our male companions smelt like compost heaps , but we did n't dream of challenging them about it . |
| 21 | Watching them warm up was impressive , but we did n't wait for the show , wanting an early start for one of the best lines on the mountain . |
| 22 | But we did n't have to , what I mean the point is that we did n't have to tell , have to tell them , they already knew . |
| 23 | That Mr er did live at the flat erm with his wife , there may have been children but we did n't know for certain and that the previous night two male persons appeared to have been there . |
| 24 | We knew he was sick but we did n't know to what extent and he did n't want any sympathy . |
| 25 | Every road junction has a multitude of signposts in a variety of languages , but we did n't see on that would have directed us to the Roman site . |
| 26 | But we did n't say to each other , to each other , it was n't like , now we 're both buying these mugs , jointly , sort of thing . |
| 27 | But we did n't pick on you , |
| 28 | But we did not stop at the café . |
| 29 | ‘ We had plenty of the ball but we did not look as if we could do anything from our set plays and we did not look likely to score from them . ’ |
| 30 | We realised , however , that the hard-pressed Billeting Office would be unwilling to countenance a move unless we went ‘ two into one , ; but we did not mind at all the prospect of sharing . |