Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] but [pers pn] know [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Antoine might have been blind on all normal frequencies but he knew how to assemble his do-it-yourself rig by touch and she marvelled at his deftness . |
| 2 | It 's a raw talent but she knows how to use it and she 's unafraid . |
| 3 | We know that black elderly people , for example , have very little contact with formal social services but we know far too little about the reasons for this . |
| 4 | Saturn your ruler is in exceptionally mood now so it is likely that you will have to put up with rather spartan conditions but you know how much is at stake for the future so you are happy to do without |
| 5 | Hugh was not an absolutely brilliant solicitor but he knew when he 'd been out-manoeuvred by a ruthless opponent . |
| 6 | Edward was not a great reader but he knew quite well that he was broaching the oldest and most central concern of literature ; he felt appropriately diffident . |
| 7 | In many ways , problem solving is just common sense but we know how rare that is ! |
| 8 | no I feel about a I I 'll I 've said to Ann , no I feel alright Ann but you know just I du n no I 'm not quite myself am I ? |