Example sentences of "but [is] not [adv] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says he is praying for rain , but is n't yet resorting to a rain dance . |
| 2 | It is reasonable to assume that this is because the stereotype of the educated Jamaican Standard speaker is one that is familiar to children of Caribbean background but is not generally recognised in the white community . |
| 3 | Dan Air offered 22 per cent of capacity in 1985 but is not organizationally linked to any single tour operator and functions as a totally separate company . |
| 4 | Advertising is a key element in the finance and contents of most media but is not always regarded as a medium in itself . |
| 5 | Duckweed ( Lemna ) is common in ponds but is not usually sold in shops . |
| 6 | It is spread by coughing , sneezing , and kissing , but is not usually caught from sufferers but from other members of the family who may be carriers . |
| 7 | It is suggested that the decision of the Court of Appeal in the Eurocopy case is the more equitable solution , particularly in circumstances where a disclosure is expressly brought to the attention of the vendor before completion but is not actually incorporated in the final disclosure letter . |
| 8 | PERT was originally developed on a probability basis but is not much used in this way now because of the amount of work involved . |
| 9 | PERT was originally developed on a probability basis but is not much used in this way now because of the amount of work involved . |
| 10 | Lord Richard , meanwhile , has heavyweight credentials ( former Ambassador to the UN ) but is not highly rated as a barrister . |