Example sentences of "but [pron] [adv] did not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had no idea what else I might do , but I just did not want to play tournament golf . |
| 2 | I did n't know whether to go for the oatmeal for second choice or whether to stick to the saxe , but I definitely did not want jet or donkey , that I did know . |
| 3 | The pain in the senator 's voice was awful , but I still did not want to become involved . |
| 4 | Out popped a very strange gentleman from this aircraft that I noticed had American markings , but I still did not know what the aircraft was , I had a vague idea but I was not sure . |
| 5 | It was only a few minutes ' walk to her office in Aldersgate Street ; but she normally did not arrive there till nine . |
| 6 | I waited and waited , but she still did not ring me . |
| 7 | But she still did not realize how unnecessary it was to attend such events , and she continued to go to all the scheduled treats . |
| 8 | She may have known my parents , but she certainly did not know me , for I was mainly brought up by my grandparents in 26 Grove Street . |
| 9 | He merely strengthens the conclusions of the three wise men , who think that there may have been some recent decline but who certainly did not atribute it to the national curriculum , as the hon. Gentleman did . |
| 10 | Little research has studied adults who got to the stage of applying to do a course but who then did not enrol for it . |
| 11 | His public relations executive is probably working hard enough on his account , but they simply did not keep in touch on a regular basis . |
| 12 | But they surely did not expect Lothar to accept these terms . |
| 13 | Looking back , they would have done a few things quite differently , but they certainly did not conform to the view taken by some authorities that they encountered , that they are children who have ruined their lives and wasted their education . |
| 14 | I waited to see if he would say any more , but he evidently did not want my company . |
| 15 | I repeated my question more loudly , but he still did not answer . |
| 16 | Maidstone had now stepped up to the bar beside Sandison but he still did not look to be at ease . |
| 17 | At this Drew became disturbed and emotional , and said that , if the three people that he had previously named — the Lindos and Norman Stubbs , the stage manager — could not testify that he was at the theatre at the time of the murder , he knew of no-one else who could , but he certainly did not commit any murder , nor was he seen in Cross Street with blood on his face . |
| 18 | Who William was , we can only surmise , but he certainly did not have the intellectual capabilities of his brothers and sisters . |
| 19 | However , this not only removed local accountability ( the original motive for introducing the new system ) but it also did not affect many areas of the country which were faced with high community charges . |
| 20 | I tried to start a blues band , but it just did not work . |
| 21 | What else they saw in and near the city they did not record , but it evidently did not include on this occasion the famous caverns at Wookey Hole . |
| 22 | By lunchtime the department was manic and the pace relentless but it still did not stop the old man who brought back a kettle complaining it did not work . |