Example sentences of "[noun sg] but i [verb] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am normally a law-abiding citizen but I had not a single scruple . |
| 2 | ‘ We do hope Mr De Klerk gets his mandate but I do not want to say there will be a review of policy in our dealings with his administration . |
| 3 | People sometimes say they bear no malice but I do not know how they can say that . |
| 4 | It would have been better than staying at home but I did not want to wear a school uniform . |
| 5 | Not only had I proved myself a liar but I 'd not been much good at school and did n't even get my leaving certificate . |
| 6 | We have set up a Review Group but I do not think all action can wait on its recommendations . |
| 7 | There was no mirror in the cottage but I did not know where or how to look . |
| 8 | I mostly enjoyed art and maths but I did not like P.E . |
| 9 | There were libraries in the lighthouses at Portnahaven , Rhuvaal and probably McArthur 's Head but I have not been able to find out what happened to them . |
| 10 | The row was like an earthquake but I did not think it was the end for us , ’ she said . |
| 11 | The trees would be improved by some firm , blacker over-painting but I have not made this alteration . |
| 12 | It was true that I had given him life but I had not given him love . |
| 13 | In a letter to Minnie , who seemed the natural recipient of the account she wished to give , she described how — when first she was taken ill Minnie , which I expect you have heard of from Miss Arabel , who I dare say was given a terrible fright as were we all , many despaired of her life but I did not and I am pleased to say my faith was justified . |
| 14 | I 'd go and give him a hand but I do not like ladders Fun is n't it ? |
| 15 | I think when he was so near to death I thought bloody hell I bet it 's that nightmare but I 've not mentioned , do n't mention it |
| 16 | I phoned your office on 6 April and left a message asking you or your colleagues to let me know the position but I have not heard to date . |
| 17 | John Conway , a mathematician at Cambridge University , had already developed a similar but more poetic notation but I did not see this until the summer of 1979 . |