Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb past] not [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I had not been raised to be merely decorative . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Russia had been mauled in 1915 and forced into general retreat , but she had not been destroyed . |
| 4 | But she had not been listening . |
| 5 | But she had not been prepared for the intensity of her response . |
| 6 | She had lost her fear long ago but she had not been close to a man like this for over two years . |
| 7 | The event turned out in fact as successful as last year 's but there had not been any advantage in the February timing , . |
| 8 | They had gone out together but there had not been a sexual relationship between them as Faye had been unwilling to sleep with Harris , said Mr Chadd . |
| 9 | England captains must not do things like that , but they had not been able to sack him at the time because of the provocation he had been under ; now that he had stepped out of line again he gave them a heaven-sent opportunity to administer the axe . |
| 10 | When I came over here , I knew what the LH and the Grand Cherokee were , but they had not been introduced and I had n't driven them . |
| 11 | But they had not been destroyed by the explosion : bewilderingly , their bodies were found in the garden some distance from the house , and they had obviously been strangled . |
| 12 | Originally most had been placed satisfactorily but they had not been followed up and had drifted away two or three years later as circumstances changed . |
| 13 | Odin was all-wise — but he had not been born so ; he had drunk at the fountain of Mimir and had had to pledge an eye . |
| 14 | He had been appalled , as had the rest of the court , at the emaciation of the four ambassadors sent them by the city , but he had not been surprised . |
| 15 | He had won in the maiden class , for those who have yet to win a prize , in 1975 , but he had not been successful since moving into the growers ' section . |
| 16 | He was aware of this and in principle disliked it , attempting when he first set up in private practice , to resist it , but he had not been able to . |
| 17 | The reporter snapped a rubber band over his notebook , told Hank he would have rung him about the details of the book but he had not been able to get through . |
| 18 | He had wanted to wrap his arms about his body for warmth , but he had not been able to move , and his vision had been blurred . |
| 19 | But he had not been in and the note was as she had left it . |
| 20 | But he had not been able to show anyone , yet , that he was anything but what his father now was : a rich man who did what he liked because he was King and everyone was polite to him . |
| 21 | He was still , tensed and alert on the sidling , startled horse ; but he had not been startled . |
| 22 | It was n't far from where he lived , just a stop further on the tube , but he 'd not been to the area before . |
| 23 | But it had not been a smooth process . |
| 24 | The Eddie Aikau was supposed to be an annual event , but it had not been held in three years for want of perfect conditions . |
| 25 | He 'd have quite liked to have spent the night on the couch in Polly 's living room , as he had for the last few months of their marriage , but it had not been offered as an option and he supposed it was just as well . |
| 26 | But it had not been as she had imagined . |
| 27 | Edwin Pettigrew would have a single room , but it had not been possible to get more than one , which meant that Daisy would have to share with Sister Dew . |
| 28 | The neutral umpires thought the pitch was playable after overnight rain , but it had not been marked and now Connahs Quay plan to protest . |