Example sentences of "but [vb past] not [verb] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or a puny man who would kill but did not choose to use too much force . |
| 2 | Mr Knight , who was a county councillor for Harwich for 12 years , said he was very upset at the latest snub but did not want to comment further until he had considered his next move . |
| 3 | Quality Kraft Carpets Ltd decided that they would immediately enter the North American market , but did not want to commit too much money to the venture in case it failed . |
| 4 | Ragged Dick opened his eyes slowly and stared stupidly in the face of the speaker , but did not offer to get up . |
| 5 | Licensed deposit-takers had to meet the same requirements , but did not need to offer as wide a range of services . |
| 6 | Something put his hand on Anne 's bottom , but did not seem to mind too much when she peeled it off and gave it back to him . |
| 7 | She walked to the shops and back , sometimes walked through the back streets , once almost as far as Marcus 's flat ( but did not dare to go near it ) , avoiding the noisy King 's Road , and the embankment where Jack often walked with Alison , and as she knew , farther east where Ludens walked with Marcus . |