Example sentences of "[noun pl] but [conj] [pron] [verb] [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 At the time the offer had thrilled her , not because of the pearls but because it had indicated she would be in his life in the future .
2 They had told her in hospital that the glass had cut into an artery and she had needed transfusions but although she had felt far from well this morning she was certainly feeling worse now .
3 People do say that erm there are far too many pupils but if you 've got the stuff and the accommodation , which our school provide they 're not overcrowded .
4 Er , Mr Deputy Speaker I do n't have time to deal with the other points but if I 've missed anything in particular I will write to honourable members concerned .
5 The government did not accept fully these recommendations but as we have seen they gave councillors the choice between claiming an attendance allowance or financial loss allowance .
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