Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] but [pron] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He had n't heard that she 'd disappeared but he did wonder why all the orders had stopped . |
| 2 | He had taken the name of Varna from the name of the port from which he had sailed but he had lived his life in terror of deportation , a fear that had haunted him long after it had ceased to be a real threat , so that he had never been able to enjoy his son 's success , seeing it only as something which drew unwelcome attention to the Varna family . |
| 3 | Something she had missed but he had seen . |
| 4 | It was actually obvious that a burglary had occurred but I refused to take it in . |
| 5 | They asked their daughter what had happened but she refused to speak . |
| 6 | Or maybe the mission had failed but she had survived . |