Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] but [pron] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may have reindeer antlers but I do n't have Santa Claws ! |
| 2 | FALLING interest rates may be good news for home buyers but they do n't do savers any favours . |
| 3 | Thus , not only are there ambiguities in practice in terms of the organisational design of public sector organisations but they do not tell us very much about the power and status that attach to particular departments . |
| 4 | There are few people , I 'm very concerned for those people and we will be imposing conditions if members wish to approve it to protect the interests of the few people in close proximity , many of the objectors er they must be heard and their point of view is report in the committee papers but they do live at er a couple of miles from the site . |
| 5 | Persons of at least 21 years of age at the date of entry to a course who have useful experience to bring to university studies but who do not satisfy the entry requirements may apply for admission to an undergraduate course . |
| 6 | ‘ This pool is filled with freshwater crocodiles and water pythons but they do n't bother us so we did n't tell you . ’ |
| 7 | Gentlemen , I I do want to make a point because I know we 're not ready for elected Mayors or cabinet governments but I do think we c we can do a lot more to er improve our own internal workings here . |
| 8 | I mean er scrap iron , I mean I 've done that erm where we 've loaded scrap iron ships but they do n't do none of that now and when you load scrap iron put so much in on the floor and then dockers would pull it apart and then there 'd then , mean you got ta go and pull a lot of that scrap iron out , load that off , well that the stevedore would say . |
| 9 | I turn up for staff meals but I do n't really eat at them because young Pooley is so guilty about what he 's condemned me to that he keeps on having parcels of goodies delivered . |
| 10 | Here look inside here it 's meant to be bonsai trees but I do n't know whether I 'll ever remem materialize . |
| 11 | Not that I have anything against gas fitters but I do think that to do what I did at 15 takes a bit more courage . |
| 12 | I know I wondered what happened there , I thought maybe it was the cleaners trying to hoover behind I really ought to change my bed clothes but I do n't remember the last time I did it |
| 13 | The last-night-of-the-prommers may wave the same flag as England 's World Cup supporters but they do not , at the end of the day , dance to the same tunes . |
| 14 | Under existing arrangements , individual governments can withhold subsidy payments under national support schemes but they do not have the power to do so under CAP schemes . |
| 15 | He went on : ‘ I could get more money if I gave up performing for master classes but I do n't continue working for the money . |
| 16 | The old chestnut of fire safety came up again and I understand that they do talk about treatment standards but I do n't know what they say about them . |
| 17 | These options do not have any additional value on five-year-old cars but they do enhance their saleability . |
| 18 | I ca n't remember when I first bought a box of Neocolor crayons but I do remember wondering just what they 'd do . |