Example sentences of "[verb] but [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | — a fear then forgotten but driven down into the subconscious ? |
| 2 | Following its accident the QED was repaired but flew little until the 1938 Bendix race , when George Armistead was forced out by an oil-line problem . |
| 3 | If you do not reply , the PP does not repeat but goes on to the next question . |
| 4 | Bodie stood by Doyle 's bed and stared at the pale face of his friend , the eyes closed but moving restlessly beneath the lids . |
| 5 | Pascoe did n't answer but went out to the phone . |
| 6 | Sanger duty is particularly boring because there is nothing else to do but look out of the window , and since it is rarely done in pairs social interaction provides no compensation . |
| 7 | Where do you look for a girl who 's nothing to do but drift about for the daylight hours ? |
| 8 | But when she had washed her hair and dressed in a new pair of designer jeans and a silk shirt that had been a Christmas present and which she 'd never worn before — it was n't to Eva 's house that she went but back down into the town , towards the theatre and the Franz Joseph . |
| 9 | She did not dare let go but hung on to the rail , where another four hands also hung on , for dear life . |
| 10 | One time Grandma was coming to stay but did n't in the end because she had flu . |
| 11 | PC Hay went to investigate but raced back to the patrol car after receiving a call for help from Sgt Forth over his pocket radio . |
| 12 | He had but to comment favourably on the kittenish qualities of Babs Osborne for her to curl up as best she could on the plush seat beside him , her thumb in her mouth . |
| 13 | Major Tzann could not help but pick up on the missing contriteness . |
| 14 | Constance did n't bother to reply but sat down beside the cat , which in some ways reminded her of her loved one . |
| 15 | Azmaveth did not argue but knelt down on the floor by the bed and laid out the silk square in front of her . |