Example sentences of "[noun pl] but [pron] [adv] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were concerned about their own roles but they also felt there was no historical evidence of local authority commitment to mental health services and they therefore feared losing hard-won resources to these authorities . |
| 2 | That was by that was by normal recruits but it still happens it , actually the the bullying goes down the line . |
| 3 | Former British Lions captain John Dawes , brought in two years ago to halt the slide of the Richmond-based club , insists : ‘ We had four dreadful years but I honestly believe we can climb back up again . ’ |
| 4 | She had lived in the States for several years but she still retained her British accent , though she often maintained that she loathed England and would never return to it . |
| 5 | Over the past year just about every interview I have done has included a question about the galleries but I never thought there would be a problem . |
| 6 | That if you work in the big city you might only have seven miles between calls but it still takes you three quarters of an hour . |
| 7 | I denied homosexual inclinations but he still made me bend down so that he could inspect my behind with a wooden spatula . |
| 8 | ‘ He saw commercial reps and talked to customers but he always called me in before he put in an order or gave an estimate . ’ |
| 9 | I do n't know if he ever guessed my feelings but he always treated me with great kindness and understanding . |
| 10 | His deafness cut him off from a lot of things but he never told us to speak up and would sit at family meals with a benign expression on his face while we chattered away . |
| 11 | Well Mr er Deputy Speaker I er do n't wish to er follow the honourable member of one of my er neighbours but I actually think it 's really part of grown up politics to ensure that the political opinion of a nation is adequately represented in the forums of that nation whether it be in this place or in the European er parliament and to that extent I make no bones about it that erm I wish that we were debating a different electoral system and Mr Deputy Speaker going back to the minister 's introduction erm it is a fact , I did n't wish to intervene because I did n't , it 's a short debate and I did n't want to take up er extra time , but it is a fact is it not that our electoral system unique across Europe means that our deadline as opposed to what the French are going to do is different to all the other member states . |
| 12 | The exercise of skills in the workforce as a mature returner has been a rewarding experience in so many ways but I never expected it to test my personal standards or challenge my courage to stand up against what I believe is wrong . |
| 13 | Many a time I had the hand-brush and so did my brothers and sisters but it never did us any harm . |
| 14 | They would frequently receive strange glances from those in other booths but she just ignored it . |
| 15 | PETER NIVEN ( Rubika ) : ‘ Mine just was n't fast enough to stay with the leaders but he still gave me a wonderful ride . ’ |
| 16 | You might expect leopards to keep away from forest tracks frequented by humans but they often use them for preference . |
| 17 | GMB union official Mary Kenny said today ‘ Management have been talking about measures like pay cuts but we never expected anything like this . |
| 18 | The growing plant partly relies on the host tree for nutrients but it also makes its own by the usual photosynthesis . |
| 19 | ‘ You read about this sort of thing happening to others but you never think it 's going to happen to you . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ When I struck the bream tore off downstream and dragged me into some weeds but I eventually got it to the bankside , ’ said Matthew . |
| 21 | You know they 're they 're not just basic idiots but they really do something erm which can be quite fraught , and er there 's no doubt everyone of you have been in a situation created by another road user . |
| 22 | She did n't voice her thoughts but she immediately saw herself wearing the lime-green dress and the coat with the rose lining . |
| 23 | Preston tried to keep his fears from the twins but he also kept them as far from the edges and ends of the platform as he possibly could in case of beast attacks . |