Example sentences of "but [not/n't] as [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , life had come , but not as they had dreamed it , as the great liberator from restraint and narrowness , but rather as the great enemy , with which he had to fight , fight as he was still fighting today and must fight until the end , with never the hope of victory ! |
| 2 | The franchise was eventually widened as a result of the Unionist demand , but not as they had expected . |
| 3 | But not as he made it sound . |
| 4 | It was still there , but not as he had left it . |
| 5 | They are but not as I saw things at the time — I did n't think I would marry . |