Example sentences of "but i did not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to laugh at myself , but I did not succeed . |
| 2 | ‘ But I did not tell you — ’ She broke off , distressed . |
| 3 | I had sworn never to call her aunt again , but I did not regret breaking that promise to myself . |
| 4 | As it happens , my right hon. Friend the Chancellor devoted most of his speech to doing precisely that , but I did not detect a great deal of interest on the Opposition Benches in what he had to say . |
| 5 | Both of these places are within walking distance of Docklands but I did not go to the Great British Beer Festival . |
| 6 | But I did not go to the Great British Beer Festival . |
| 7 | But I did not go to his church . |
| 8 | ‘ But I did not go into the priory , if that is what you are asking , Clerk . |
| 9 | I agreed with much of what the right hon. Member for Morley and Leeds , South ( Mr. Rees ) said at the beginning of his speech , but I did not go along with his closing remarks . |
| 10 | But I did not stop him coming back , and do not , I beg of you , ask me to try and explain that . |
| 11 | I had to tell the story in a manner that the children would understand , but I did not want to risk ruining their sleep by a description of details . |
| 12 | Why do n't you ever mention where your change of clothes come from when you go on those long journeys , I was dying to ask , but I did not want to stop the flow of his fatal attraction and eccentric erudition . |
| 13 | He wanted it to be an apple charlotte , but I did not want another in fiction after that in Howards End . |
| 14 | Realism was not a primary concern , but I did not want the painting to look too flat . |
| 15 | I knew as we all knew that conscription was inevitable , but I did not want to fight . |
| 16 | He put his arm round me but I did not want to be caressed . |
| 17 | She asked me straight out once what it was , but I did not want to tell her yet . |
| 18 | But I did not want them to stay out in the cold all night , so I kept my window open to look out for them . |
| 19 | We were not going fast , but I did not want to . |
| 20 | It would have been better than staying at home but I did not want to wear a school uniform . |
| 21 | But I did not love him now . |
| 22 | I was n't very sympathetic , but I did not strike any blows to her face , ’ said Mrs Swales . |
| 23 | But I did not bring them home then ; the school doctor said it was not necessary . |
| 24 | I had to concede it had made compelling reading , from an historical point of view , but I did not anticipate referring to its pages again , not in present circumstances . |
| 25 | I had anticipated the car being pushed downhill but I did not anticipate the fire . ’ |
| 26 | Like in the Trossachs , the mountain bikes leave their marks but I did not meet any . |
| 27 | I realise this is not to everyone 's taste , but I did not expect to be turned away from the bar . |
| 28 | ‘ When I was his age I said contentious things like he did last week , but I did not speak English very well so I did not get into trouble . ’ |
| 29 | But I did not think at the time to ask what they were , or their significance . |
| 30 | In preparation for the final session , I designated a ‘ robot controller ’ room area , roped off , a large placard with ROBOT CONTROLLER in red ( I should have added PRIVATE , DO NOT ENTER as a nice re-inforcer of the point , but I did not think about it in time ) against a dais on which stood a table and a hand microphone ( a television control device which he had carried around with him on previous occasions ) . |