Example sentences of "but he [verb] already [vb pp] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His luck was in , at least for the moment , but he had already decided not to tempt fate again . |
| 2 | ‘ Police were on the scene very quickly , but he had already cycled away . |
| 3 | ‘ Police were on the scene very quickly , but he had already cycled away . |
| 4 | We rang Duncan to ask where he was going on holiday , but he had already gone away . |
| 5 | I wanted to shake his hand , but he had already turned away . |
| 6 | ‘ My family were Huguenots , my lady , and therefore unwanted in la belle France , ’ D'Alembord 's contemptuous scorn for France made the Countess bridle , but he had already turned back to Lucille . |
| 7 | But he had already rung off . |
| 8 | He does feel sad about it , that is why he dressed in black , but he has already set out on what he believes to be his destiny , and so he wo n't allow these emotions to stop him . |