Example sentences of "but that you [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears ; not that ye should be grieved , but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you ’ ( 2 Corinthians , 2:4 ) .
2 He was not saying merely that you believed it , but that you could know it as certainty !
3 The advantage of budgeting is that not only do you know exactly where you stand — or perhaps stagger ? — today , but that you can make sensible judgements about , for , how much more saving you can undertake , or whether you can afford to increase your borrowing still further .
4 You must show not only that you have seen the chapel , but that you can identify it .
5 Agree that she can go with them but that you will bring her back . ’
6 This can be comforting to them to some extent , but what they really want to hear is that you will not only see that they are cared for properly for the rest of their days , but that you will help them to remain in control of their own finances and to be as independent as possible .
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