Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adj] but he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( " he is not old but he suffers terribly from gout " ) . |
| 2 | Well if he 's not busy but he said he might go fishing . |
| 3 | The explanation of why this happens , was not forthcoming but he denies that it is another traditional textile term . |
| 4 | Item — On the night of March 18th , there was a fierce storm ; Alexander was not drunk but he had been drinking heavily . |
| 5 | It 's not bad but he do n't use them till they 've run out he just uses them and leaves them laying about and come and takes some more . |
| 6 | In the sentence context , Henry is n't Scottish but he wears a … , this function may not be important . |
| 7 | Henry was n't nosy but he liked to get things straight . |