Example sentences of "but [was/were] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Four of the homelands — Ciskei , Bophuthatswana , Transkei and Venda — were nominally independent of South Africa , but were not recognized by the international community ; the remaining six were " self-governing " ; all remained heavily dependent on subsidies from South Africa . |
| 2 | Lightweight leather boots had been creeping into the market since the 1970s or even earlier , but were not made using the new technology . |
| 3 | These were essentially flight recorders but were not made to withstand crash forces . |
| 4 | If the key elements of ‘ owlness ’ were absent , or only a few were present , the birds showed some curiosity about the dummy but were not stimulated to perform the full mobbing response . |
| 5 | They were all expected to send money home to their mothers but were not taught the value of saving for their own futures . |
| 6 | As Jones comments , ‘ possible variables such as the rate of development of community services , the aging of the population , economic uncertainty , and the limits of public tolerance , were mentioned , but were not weighted into the predictions ’ . |
| 7 | Representatives of foreign governments were persuaded to give large sums to the contras , but were not asked directly , so the story went , and so were not solicited . |
| 8 | There was a request to Council to investigate the position of those who had completed the first module but were not registered and whether they should be allowed to attend the Keele Conference . |
| 9 | Their tracks met those of the company end on but were not connected . |
| 10 | However , it was pointed out that some incomers wanted to get into the traditional game but were not succeeding . |
| 11 | The horses turned their heads to look at him , but were not disturbed , except the mare which had been allocated to Gary . |
| 12 | The application was renewed to the full court ( Taylor L.J. , Waterhouse and Kennedy JJ. ) on 5 March 1992 and was granted , the grounds of appeal being , that conversations between the undercover police officers and the appellant were interviews and , therefore , the rules in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 ( s. 66 ) Codes of Practice ( ‘ the PACE Codes ’ ) ought to have been but were not observed , that the effect of the police operation had been to trick the appellant and his co-accused into self-incrimination , and that pursuant to Reg. v. Sang [ 1980 ] A.C. 402 the court ought to have excluded the evidence under section 78 of the Act of 1984 . |
| 13 | During the 1840s official approaches increased , but were not pressed forcefully . |
| 14 | Isolates were identified using biochemical galleries ( Sensititre AP60 , Radiometer ( UK ) Ltd or API 20E , API-bioMérieux ( UK ) Ltd ) but were not serotyped routinely . |
| 15 | One way was to synthesize compounds which had all the useful properties of 6-MP but were not attacked by xanthine oxidase : this was achieved with the synthesis of a substance later named azathioprine . |
| 16 | Patients were instructed to fill in the two diaries for 14 days , but were not told that the computer automatically records date of data entry , nor were they given instructions of what to do should they have forgotten to make the daily entry . |
| 17 | Oh yeah but were not talking about . |
| 18 | Ulster fielded four new caps , but were not overawed by a Saltire side which included six internationalists . |
| 19 | The aim of the bill was to curb the sale of firearms to convicted felons ( by allowing police seven days in which they might , but were not compelled to , check the criminal record or mental health of a potential purchaser ) , and to impose a " cooling-off " period for would-be purchasers . |
| 20 | The onion-domed towers are believed to have been inspired by a visit to Jerusalem by the designer Jörg von Halspach , but were not added until 1525 . |
| 21 | They emerged as the early leaders of the still embryonic search industry , but were not to maintain this dominance for very long . |
| 22 | Many scientists were interested in other tissue extracts , several of which were known to affect blood vessels but were not identified until after 1945 . |
| 23 | Relevant documents were available , but were not read |
| 24 | They were treated by ambulancemen after suffering the effects of smoke but were not taken to hospital . |
| 25 | Most of these newer techniques of systems analysis and design have in fact been with us for some time , but were not brought together until the publication of the above texts . |
| 26 | Four troops of yeomanry were held in reserve in Luton but were not needed . |
| 27 | Protagonists of unity may have been despondent about the loss of the EDC and the European Political Community , but were not routed . |
| 28 | Like farming , at a time when vines and corn grew haphazardly here and there but were not cultivated , philosophy has never been properly and methodically developed . |
| 29 | Deputy Central Office agent Peter Smith said thousands of leaflets had been given to the Royal Mail in time to be sent out but were not delivered . |
| 30 | More were arriving by the minute , but were not coming up the track . |