Example sentences of "but [noun] do [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As representatives of the ranks of the great unfashionable made their way to their seats weighed down by crates of lager , it was clear , at the band 's first British appearance for seven years , that paunches may come and full heads of hair may go , but times do n't change . |
| 2 | This co-starring arrangement between men needs the right chemistry , but McQueen does n't supply for Hoffman what Voight did in Midnight Cowboy . |
| 3 | And what he really meant to say was , you ca n't use money as a er a as a sort of parallel to energy , but paradigm does n't mean parallel , it means something , something different . |
| 4 | Francie paused in rolling his cigarette and frowned as if his brother had said too much ; but Melanie did not notice . |
| 5 | London slid past but Melanie did not look at it . |
| 6 | Their hands lay laced together on the chair arm , but Lisa did not look at him as he put to her , ‘ Of course you have to think of Emily , but surely there must be a couple of men out there who are capable of being a good father to your daughter ? ’ |
| 7 | He smiled as he said it , but Lisa did not smile back . |
| 8 | Okay , so it cost a lot to get him half way across the world , but money does n't mean much if you ca n't use it wisely . ’ |
| 9 | It costs more , but money does n't worry people here . |
| 10 | Eurotunnel has offered payment in shares but TML does n't want shares . |
| 11 | Karen waved until her arm ached , but Jessica did not see . |
| 12 | Yeah but Sarah does n't use a car much er |
| 13 | It was bulky and badly tied up with paper and string but Sarah did n't need to feel it to know what it was . |
| 14 | But Raoul did not listen . |
| 15 | Schellenberg left for Berlin by plane this morning , but Devlin did n't go with him . ’ |
| 16 | These casual workers might be close substitutes for agency workers , but WIRS does not identify them . |
| 17 | He said it was something to do with digging for roots , but William did n't know about that , he just liked graveyards . |
| 18 | But Mum did n't lift a finger to help and gave as good as she got . |
| 19 | Dana darted after him but Roman did n't appear to notice her , or to hear her calling him , and she could only watch as he drove away . |
| 20 | And Mother might have displayed a surprisingly anxious side to her nature , but Roman did n't have to humour her mother 's unnecessary fussing ! |
| 21 | But Bolivia does n't have to become a nation of drug traffickers . |
| 22 | But luck does n't win cups and championships — policy does , and if there was luck , it was just as likely to go against Arsenal , as events were to show . |
| 23 | She could have been anywhere between twenty-five and forty , but Jezrael did n't care that her boss was n't wearing plastiface or that her hazel eyes looked like they might brim with mirth . |
| 24 | But Ward did n't move and I was still several yards away when the two of them met . |
| 25 | But Ward did n't answer . |
| 26 | Anna Essinger tried to keep discipline by appointing group leaders , but responsibility did not rest easily on youngsters who were preoccupied by their own future , or apparent lack of it . |
| 27 | Intravenous infusion of phenylephrine produced a sustained increase in blood pressure , but phenylephrine did not affect either basal gall bladder pressure or the response to CCK-8 ( Table I ) . |
| 28 | ‘ I did n't think our destination mattered as long as it was private , ’ Luke countered smoothly as he switched on the light , but Maria did n't believe him . |
| 29 | The tower stairs were lit only by narrow window slits cut into the ten-foot-thick walls at irregular intervals , but Isabel did n't hesitate . |
| 30 | Many members of the Admiralty were furious with their First Lord when the temporary appointment was ratified on November 28 , but Churchill did not give a fig . |