Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wondered for a moment if he was dead drunk ; but I fancy not . " |
| 2 | This may be more fashionable than sound ( but I hope not ) . |
| 3 | Maybe I 'll regret it , but I hope not , ’ he said . |
| 4 | ‘ But I hope not for two weeks — and then with any luck not on a Friday , or I may have to ask Doctor Masters to deputise for me . ’ |
| 5 | but I hope not . |
| 6 | Could be , but I hope not . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she said , ‘ but I prefer not to chat while someone 's singing . |
| 8 | I mean I says , look I says , I 'm not , I 'm not saying you ca n't have your parties or whatever , I says but I says not in the bedrooms . |
| 9 | There 's no doubt that both marriages were a mistake , but I try not to blame anyone and I certainly do n't feel resentful towards my ex-wives . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , but I try not to think of those days . |
| 11 | I laugh , but I du n no what to say so I just shrug . |
| 12 | But I du n no why Colin do n't use the toilet . |
| 13 | Mr Browne said Jesus died cos we 're all bad , but I du n no about that . |
| 14 | She said I could keep any of the stuff she left behind , or sell it if I wanted , but I du n no about that . |
| 15 | I know it ai n't much , but I du n no if it 's enough to get a proper meal like . |
| 16 | I ca n't think of anyone I 'd really like to speak to , except Marie of course , but I du n no if she 's got a phone in Scotland . |
| 17 | Normally I like looking through books — you know , if they got nice pictures and that in them , but I du n no — I just ai n't very interested at the moment . |
| 18 | To tell the truth , I could do with a pee , but I du n no where the toilet is . |
| 19 | I spect there 's one on the station somewhere , but I du n no where it is . |
| 20 | I know it 's a train station and that , but I du n no how to get home from here . |
| 21 | I thought they was going to catch a train , and that 's why they was hugging and kissing and that , but I du n no — maybe they was just planning to go away or summat . |
| 22 | He was friendly enough and that , but I du n no , I felt sort of uncomfortable with him . |
| 23 | I 'd rather go home , but I du n no how to get there , and I do n't want to get lost . |
| 24 | It ca n't be far , I know that , but I du n no the way . |
| 25 | I think she might be a nurse , but I du n no where I am . |
| 26 | ‘ But I du n no when it 'appened , ’ Billy said irritably . |
| 27 | We could , but I du n no how realistic it would be , I mean if there was , oh obviously it 'll more realistic than doing nothing . |
| 28 | But they say the old man did n't have anything to do with it , but I du n no , he could have had something to do with it , I du n no . |
| 29 | Was really poor there but I du n no if we 'd er stayed there or and carried on with it . |
| 30 | I seen ‘ im before — but I du n no about yesterday . |