Example sentences of "[adv] but did not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we also consider thoughts about them qua spectacles , then we would say that I have not succeeded in thinking about them unless I am thinking about artefacts , thinking about items that can be worn on the nose , that aid vision , that are more-or-less breakable , that did not exist a thousand years ago , that this pair existed yesterday but did not exist in 1983 , and so on . |
| 2 | If it smouldered quickly but did not burst into flame , the temperature was judged to be right — an archaic method that worked . |
| 3 | Creatinine clearance values varied widely but did not differ significantly between the two treatment groups ( mesalazine=90 ( 47–172 ) ml/ min , sulphasalazine=85 ( 48–153 ) ml/min ) or between the treatment groups and the healthy colunteers ( healthy volunteers=79 ( 34–180 ml/ min ) ( Fig 1 ) . |
| 4 | They had most of the game throughout but did not make the most of their opportunities in the first-half while in the second-half , with the driving rain at their backs , they pressed Watton back with a series of corners . |
| 5 | The miners who had escaped , knew immediately that John had been left behind but did not know whether he had been entombed alive or buried under the rock . |
| 6 | Further those who managed to survive the first university term did reasonably well but did not excel . |
| 7 | Goran stayed two weeks at Elland Road a couple of years ago but did not make it — even though he scored a number of goals in his test matches . |
| 8 | Libby stared at the man 's eyes ; they were blue , but she did n't take in the colour , just the fact that they did not seem to see her , they looked at something else They were like the eyes of the blind man in Mallow , which looked everywhere but did not see as he tapped along the pavement . |
| 9 | Mrs Singh mentioned this once or twice but did not seem to set much store by it . |
| 10 | She longed to wake him so that they could make love again but did not dare to because , for all the intimacy of the previous hours , Constance knew that she was lying next to a virtual stranger . |
| 11 | The seneschal glanced at it briefly but did not appear excessively worried , even when after a few moments — the scullions running past and round them were all carrying pails of water and sand , fire blankets , cutting gear and stretchers . |
| 12 | Nutty screamed for Nails , who came back reluctantly but did not seem disposed to fight . |