Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [adj] but [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The brave soldier was alone but stood his ground after confronting the men in the dead of night . |
| 2 | The uprising continued along the same lines as the bread riots which had been rife in Russia at that time and so the Tsarina was worried but thinks everything will be alright and informed the Tsar , who was away inspecting troops , to this effect . |
| 3 | The judge was impressed but reckoned it was in the wrong section . |
| 4 | Keeper Eric Thorstvedt was outstanding but insists he does n't know if Spurs want him to stay . |
| 5 | Their trial , on Health and Safety charges has been told that they knew the gantry was unsafe but did nothing about it . |
| 6 | Tonight Craig Cook 's parents said the council knew the wall was unsafe but did nothing about it . |
| 7 | High interest rates are ideal but do you need instant access to your money ? |
| 8 | Her parents and sisters were sympathetic but expected her to conform to the existing status quo . |
| 9 | The world was shocked but did nothing . |
| 10 | The UK solution to the need for a continuous and systematic comparison of the two is to keep them separate as far as the double-entry is concerned but to report them side-by-side . |
| 11 | They say women are bitchy but have you ever heard a conversation betwe |
| 12 | They also suggest that their choice of index was incorrect but justify it by pointing out that it included both industrial and financial sectors and so could not have any undue bias . |