Example sentences of "but [pron] were not [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So you , you were in a sense equalizing land ownership but you were not equalizing incomes . |
| 2 | But they were not looking at one point , as the worshippers did at the Wimbledon Islamic Boys ' School ( Day Independent ) : they were moving up and down , backwards and forwards , bumping into each other and generally carrying on like people at Victoria Station during the rush hour . |
| 3 | Their eyes were open , but they were not moving . |
| 4 | But they were not living as husband and wife . |
| 5 | But they were not doing it to supply the world 's newspapers and magazines with better pictures . |
| 6 | They were retreating from the French attack , but they were not running . |