Example sentences of "[noun pl] but [pron] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Japanese authorities have an interest in playing down the importance of earthquakes but I do n't . |
| 2 | There are various ways of improving the lot of hens but we do need to ask the hens themselves rather than make up their minds for them . |
| 3 | ‘ Yes , I like animals but I do n't like being told what to think before I 've had a chance to make up my own mind ! ’ |
| 4 | Ince , like Palmer , ca n't finish and will never score goals but he does n't need to with Paul Gascoigne and David Platt , Alan Shearer and Ian Wright … so different to Old Trafford where there is terrible pressure on everyone , anyone , to get a goal . |
| 5 | It traverses a glacial valley enclosed by Whernside and Ingleborough ; its attractiveness is rather marred by the debris of disused quarries but it does have features of special interest along the way . |
| 6 | ‘ There is tight security at our homes but we do not want to have to put bars over the windows . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I take a bit of stick from the younger drivers but it does n't worry me , ’ said Eric , print pre-production manager at the Courtaulds Packaging Betts Tubes site in Stevenage , UK . |
| 8 | However she did not work in isolation of the sales figures and shop reports , which she read avidly and , as she wrote to Moira : ‘ I feel that we hit it in many respects but we do n't seem to repeat the exciting things fast though . ’ |
| 9 | We never starved and we were healthy kids but we did n't get any pocket money , there was none to spare . |
| 10 | that hunting justifies the the end of killing foxes but it does preserve country life . |
| 11 | She 'll only spend it on more booze and meths but I do n't care . |
| 12 | It does n't mean that you do n't look for efficiencies but it does mean that we need to recognise that we are putting a burden on our staff which I think we will be callous and stupid to disregard . |
| 13 | The last-night-of-the-prommers may wave the same flag as England 's World Cup supporters but they do not , at the end of the day , dance to the same tunes . |
| 14 | These options do not have any additional value on five-year-old cars but they do enhance their saleability . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't have any argument with the players who have received wild-card entries but I do feel I should have been one of them . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't have any argument with the players who have received wild-card entries but I do feel I should have been one of them . |
| 17 | I 'd come out on the simple camera-fetching errand without the complete zipped pouch of gadgets but I did have with me the belt holding my knife and the multi-purpose survival tool , and on the back of that tool there was a mirror . |
| 18 | were , there was bible teaching and all sorts but I do n't know . |
| 19 | They do not try to prove causal relationships but they do try to understand how events bring about change from one state of affairs to another . |
| 20 | It is n't easy to be assertive in sexual relationships but it does get easier as you practise . |
| 21 | It 's one of these I E words but it does n't make an E sound does it ? |
| 22 | I do not overlook De Gourmont 's plea for a meeting of the nations but I do believe that when they meet Paris will be more than slightly abashed to find parodies of the middle ages , Dante and Langue D'Oc foisted upon it as the best in United States poetry . |
| 23 | She smacks her lips but she does n't say anything . |
| 24 | I was beginning to get fed up with men and their tantrums but I do need a strong arm about , I 'm no good with a battleaxe like Boudicca . |
| 25 | Or if you 're a bridge player you might go and ask advice or read books but what do you do about your driving ? |
| 26 | Mr Airlie conceded that there might be some residual animosity towards the electricians but he did not envisage any problems in taking the union into the TUC . |
| 27 | Now Paris may well be the inspiration of poets and troubadours but I do n't remember it as the fabled Athens of the West . |
| 28 | ‘ I want to get three or four more experienced lads in their mid-20s to help bring on the youngsters but I do n't want players who are 30 . ’ |
| 29 | Hence we might find instances of accuracy in the production of such formulas as fixed phrases but it does not follow that the learner can transfer the accurate production of forms to a wider range of constructions and contexts . |
| 30 | Talei said later : ‘ I was thrilled to have found my real parents but I did n't know how I could possibly get out there . ’ |