Example sentences of "but [adv] [pron] did [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His face was chalk-white and wore a dazed expression , and the uniform he was wearing was crumpled and torn but thankfully he did n't appear to be badly injured . |
| 2 | But mostly he did not need to talk at a bunfight , people came up and talked to him , and he would nod his head and smile benevolently and say happily , Yes , Yes , Yes . |
| 3 | But perhaps I did n't make myself clear . |
| 4 | She 'd thought Nevil fancied her , but perhaps he did n't ! |
| 5 | But perhaps she did n't have to miss it after all . |
| 6 | I tackled the manager , standing warmly in the foyer , as to why he wanted people to die of hypothermia in his precincts , but apparently he did n't make the rules . |
| 7 | There was an atmosphere that was almost crackling in this room and she was sure that Jules would notice , but apparently he did not . |
| 8 | If I say to you behaviourism is about di dum di dum and I did but obviously it did n't sink in at the time . |
| 9 | Damn it all , woman , I would have thought that talk you had in the car park with your two ‘ friends ’ would have knocked some sense into your stubborn little head , but obviously it did n't ! ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I did knock , several times , but obviously you did n't hear me . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ We thought she was going to visit her former boyfriend , but obviously she did not . |
| 12 | She wanted to ask him if he liked being alone with her , as he was now , on the quiet seashore on a nice day , but naturally she did not . |
| 13 | And she knew that she was n't helping matters by playing the coquette with André , but suddenly she did n't care . |
| 14 | I mean , we were exactly where we said we were gon na be , but suddenly I did n't realise that he was boss . |
| 15 | She ran the massager up the inside of Sally 's thigh again but suddenly it did not hurt any more . |
| 16 | Okay erm this is just I think this is er what we call coincidence or just er unplanned or unpredicted er event or happening one maybe one evening maybe I thought it was Friday evening , one Friday evening December er Mrs was watching television it was erm but normally she did n't watch television at that time , but just coincidence ? |
| 17 | Mr Slipper was still smiling but somehow he did not look very happy . |
| 18 | Some of the more irresponsible youths had tried to set fire to the building but somehow it did not catch and went out much to their disappointment ! |
| 19 | There was a letter from George Langley , from Cambridge , waiting for her at Bishopstow but somehow it did not interest her , she could hardly be bothered to open it . |
| 20 | Aunt Alicia was old , she kept telling herself , and she 'd had a full life , and she died in her sleep with no pain , but somehow it did not seem to make it much better . |
| 21 | But somehow it did n't seem worth it . ’ |
| 22 | It was a rough job , but somehow it did n't look that different with the skin stretched over straw instead of ribs . |
| 23 | It was exciting , it was beautiful , but somehow it did n't seem to be all there . |
| 24 | This thought reminded her that he had n't volunteered his own name , but somehow it did n't seem to matter . |
| 25 | ‘ He 's very pleasant , ’ she said , but somehow she did not want to talk about John . |
| 26 | She paid an extra dollar a week for Mrs Benson to put Maria to bed and keep an eye on her , but somehow she did n't think that Mrs Benson was all that reliable as a child-watcher . |
| 27 | But somehow she did n't feel grateful . |
| 28 | She should be feeling trapped , but somehow she did n't . |
| 29 | It was funny really but somehow she did n't laugh . |
| 30 | But somehow she did n't feel in the least tired , and shook her head . |