Example sentences of "[adv prt] but [verb] no " in BNC.
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| 1 | Six fighters then passed over but made no attempt to strafe . |
| 2 | Seven Hurricanes were sent off but made no contact . |
| 3 | He pulled the shirt on but made no effort to button it . |
| 4 | Pluto showed up but made no contact . |
| 5 | Since it first met 15 months ago , the council has spent £732 000 setting itself up but seems no nearer completing its task of replacing the ineffectual Council of Engineering Institutions in such areas as improving engineering education , taking over registration of engineers and improving the status of the profession . |
| 6 | She eased her chair back but made no move to stand up , filling the silence with small talk as he crouched down , his head twisted at an angle to peer underneath her desk . |
| 7 | Wendy tried to call him back but got no reply . |