Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [adj] but he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only that but he suggested in his letter that it would be sensible to keep the donation quiet . |
| 2 | He was not quite sixteen but he had long acted like a boy impatient of childhood . |
| 3 | Savery 's invention was not very successful but he obtained an extension of the patent until 11733 . |
| 4 | In February and March it was hard going out almost nightly but he liked it and Joan got to know the wives and children of the clergy . |
| 5 | Perhaps a little too active but he did achieve his goal ! |