Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [adj] but [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did he did n't do very much but I 'd already learnt the business by then . |
| 2 | Would n't mind so much but they kept taking the piss out I was wearing my socks . |
| 3 | This may sound somewhat grand but it has very down-to-earth aspects , such as indicating what is possible and realistic and what tasks are long and short term . |
| 4 | Er but what I become , I thought you might become more confrontational but you did n't so so you dug a hole for yourself that you could 've dug out of you sat in there but I think you handled that quite well , but there are people like me out there who think they know it all and will have a go at you . |
| 5 | According to the head teacher ‘ It may look very nice but we have a lot of difficult families and children . ’ |
| 6 | Does n't look very professional but I suppose it 's better than not telling them |
| 7 | This may all sound very trivial but it has the effect of making me almost hate my body to the extent that I feel ashamed to let John see me naked . |
| 8 | It was ridiculous to have let the tank get so low but they had had an argument only three days earlier on whose turn it was to call at the garage and pay for the petrol . |
| 9 | You do n't make very much but you make a bit . |
| 10 | Well I promised our our Sarah I 'd spend some time with her I ai n't gon na say too much but she does get a bit upset at times |