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Example sentences of "[vb infin] but [vb past] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	But Joe did n't let the remark hang , as if it was something that he 'd felt compelled to let her know but did n't want to discuss any further ; he said , ‘ Are we going to stay here , or move somewhere warmer ?
2	On Saturday the pupils could enjoy the austere pleasures of going into the small granite town of Elgin , something Richard did not enjoy but decided to do because his injured feet ruled out most alternatives .
3	They did not attack but took up their stance on Halidon itself , covering that hill .
4	When Moran eventually appeared he did not speak but fussed excessively as he put on socks and boots .
5	She did n't speak but settled her small , warm burden more comfortably against her arm .
6	Rafiq did not speak but stood looking at his two colleagues , an enigmatic smile on his face .
7	She felt her stomach tighten but kept her tone teasing as she asked : ‘ Anything you wish to add to that statement , superintendent ? ’
8	If you did n't live up to your word then do the thing you said you would do but did n't .
9	The children did n't see but did n't like to ask .
10	We even looked under the ancient stalls the Templars once sat in , and I confess ( as is the wont of old Shallot ) I did little work but spent most of the time admiring the brilliant carvings on the misericord of each stall .
11	I left just a bit less naive than when I 'd started , and a lot more confused ; in the end I fitted neither with the industrious working-class student body ( which was a large proportion ) nor with the socially confident middle class who did less work but had better cultural camouflage to disguise their deficiencies .
12	And he says on the US TV show Hard Copy that she did not drown but suffocated .
13	The older of the young ones let out a sniggering laugh which developed into a hiccoughy laugh , the younger one hissed out , fuckin' bloody Paki ; a third voice , I could n't tell whose , said something which I did not quite understand but sounded like , and indeed was , National Front .
14	She turned on the radio and listened to a Greek play which she did not understand but liked .
15	He did n't run but hurried in the same direction , and he kept him in view until Joe disappeared into the belt of woodland .
16	Corbett did not stay but pushed through the throng of people and walked on .
17	Sir John did not demur but insisted that he join us .
18	She did n't answer but went on turning and pressing , turning and pressing , her eyes bright with rage .
19	Pascoe did n't answer but went out to the phone .
20	Dadda did n't answer but gave his awkward humourless grin .
21	It refused to say how much replacing them will cost but admitted : ‘ It will be very substantial . ’
22	Unlike Loulou , this young man did not stop but began to kiss again .
23	However , Mary , Jack and Charlie did n't stop but made the excuse that they had to go back to work .
24	It did n't stop but came on towards us out of the trees .
25	Even knowing he was finished she would not stop but pulled herself against him , levered and bucked with a grunting intensity which made him look down on her with pity .
26	He did not react but lay back grasping the top rope .
27	In the centre of the room was a stone chair on a raised dais , and it contained a slumped figure which did not move but said , in a brittle old voice , ‘ Come in , young man . ’
28	I could not sleep but lay on my back staring at the blackness , listening to the wind and one of the lads snoring .
29	Mr Tom Crosby , chief officer for London , agreed that the level of care would drop but insisted that the army crews had some medical training and were not basic infantry men pressed into service .
30	Mr Tom Crosby , chief ambulance officer for London , said the level of care would drop but insisted that the army crews had some medical training and were not basic infantry men .