Example sentences of "[vb -s] [not/n't] [vb infin] but [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not very gregarious , and could be mistaken for small courser when running on ground ; when it stops it does not squat but stands erect . |
| 2 | Has very erect carriage , holding head high or even slightly backwards ; runs very fast and does not squat but stands upright when stops . |
| 3 | We are told that federalism means different things to different people , that it is a benign arrangement which does not centralise but pushes power downwards to the people and the regions and that it is based on subsidiarity . |
| 4 | If you do not reply , the PP does not repeat but goes on to the next question . |
| 5 | He speaks hastily to her and flies to our table , where he does not sit but squats in front of me . |
| 6 | The tiger does not kill but opens a path |
| 7 | She does n't answer but keeps walking , me standing like a zombie watching the action . |
| 8 | Yes that does n't exclude but includes all of that , but at the same time although everybody that 's going to read it may not understand the intricacies of it all as professionals we 're giving more than a passing nod , so that was something else , er er and something more involved than English teacher than making them jump through loops |