Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I had n't brought anything like that with me , all my things were jumpers , so I thought — let them get used to it . |
| 2 | I hoped Doone would net him soon , but I had n't much faith . |
| 3 | Doone gave me a sorrowful stare , but I had n't given a thought to his wanting secrecy . |
| 4 | But I had n't realised that there were extensive Roman ruins as well , and that the wide valley waited for archaeologists to dig deeper . |
| 5 | There had been one or two religious groups in school , I remembered , but I had n't belonged to any of them and I was fairly sure Alec had n't either . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'd put the new tyre on , but I had n't tightened up the wheel . ’ |
| 7 | But I had n't really wanted to involve you . ’ |
| 8 | The clock chimed in the hall : it must have done it several times but I had n't heard . |
| 9 | I rang her every day , but I had n't seen her during the time I 'd been living at Eva 's ; I could n't face any of them in that house . |
| 10 | But I did n't think they would put the band back together ; David had mentioned it a couple of times but I had n't really taken him that seriously . |
| 11 | I suppose it 's always been there , but I had n't noticed before . |
| 12 | I began to feel ashamed of my nosiness but I had n't intended to be nosey : I was just curious . |
| 13 | She answered calmly and shuffled over to the fireplace , but I had n't had my say yet . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've played with Steve at youth and reserve level , but I had n't played much before with Ray , because he 's so young even by my standards ! ’ |
| 15 | I 'd been to thirteen convents but I had n't really been to school properly because I was working by the time I was thirteen . |
| 16 | After work , I used to come home and watch television and , at weekends , I 'd maybe ask to go to the pictures , But I had n't really made any friends so I was still in a very narrow circle . |
| 17 | I have known turnstones all my life as common winter visitors to the coastal areas of Britain , and I have seen them on their breeding-grounds in Lapland and in Spitsbergen , but I had n't really expected to find that they were ‘ bird-table ’ visitors in the Seychelles . |
| 18 | but I had n't yet realized that the answers had to come from me rather than from the therapist . |
| 19 | After a few days , nine or ten , I wondered if it would aid things to pay a visit to Scotland , but I had n't the purpose for it , let alone the money . |
| 20 | ‘ I knew he was dead , but I had n't lost him . |
| 21 | Coffee , croissants and the morning papers had seemed very attractive on setting out , but I had n't bargained on being stuck for ages in Kilburn on the way home . |
| 22 | He could swear but I had n't got to do . |
| 23 | He was quite aware of my childish misdemeanours , but I had n't been to confession since I returned from Egypt , and I thought he would be profoundly shocked by what I should have to tell him . |
| 24 | The aunts had sat half-veiled in the evening , talking in Arabic and French and sometimes in English for me , but I had n't listened . |
| 25 | But I had n't known myself . |
| 26 | I had quite a good vocabulary and had written letters to Eric , but I had n't had anyone to talk to in English . |
| 27 | I 'd seen no sign of Mala , but I had n't expected it , since she 'd been right about us being less obvious if we were apart . |
| 28 | I would have tried to contact you , but I had n't a phone number . |
| 29 | But I had n't the heart . |
| 30 | I 'd said " a bit beyond the village " , but I had n't said which side . |