Example sentences of "[noun prp] but [pron] [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought coming forward Leeds played brill on saturday but they still looked a bit lazy and complacent at the back ( esp . |
| 2 | We thanked Peckle but he never stirred a hair . |
| 3 | It is , though , more overtly apparent when he attempts to limit the damage to the atmosphere of the conversation caused by McKendrick 's accusation of his insincerity when praising Stoke university : Rather than make a straightforward denial , Anderson tries to diffuse the tension with humour by playing on the literal sense of McKendrick 's accusation. his display of urbane wit brings about some laughter from McKendrick but it also elicits a sardonic comment which is a valid observation on Anderson 's character . |
| 4 | The main operations are in Coventry but we now have a satellite office in Grimsby to provide a regional service and handle smaller projects competitively . |
| 5 | The BNP ( British National Party ) , founded by John Tyndall in 1982 after his departure from the NF , long laboured in the wilderness ; in 1992 , it has become the most important of the extreme-right groupings in Britain but it nonetheless remains a peripheral phenomenon . |