Example sentences of "but [adv] [pron] [verb] [pron] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when you think of a man earning about at the most two pounds ten shillings a week , one and sixpence was quite a sizable amount out of it , but eventually he paid it all off . |
| 2 | Which I guess theoretically you can do under Windows but presumably it has its own locking mechanism . |
| 3 | This group has long been noted for its breadth of vision but nevertheless it took them some time to realise the unique advantages of the photosynthetic ‘ mechanisms ’ in plants and thereby to derive what may be an original approach to the problem . |
| 4 | Clara never managed to do anything nearly as impressive , but nevertheless she had her own private favourites ; she was not without a vulgar inclination towards : |
| 5 | They could eat in the main cookhouse , but tonight they prefer their own culinary efforts . |
| 6 | But not everybody saw it that way at the time . |
| 7 | And he listened , he would n't really say what he had been doing , but later he showed me some of the things he 'd done in the Hebrides . |
| 8 | But now we want them all shared out so instead of saying one remainder two we writ it like this now . |
| 9 | At first it had been like being spied on , but now she forgot them most of the time , except when she wanted to do something she should n't . |
| 10 | But today he cut them each two thick slices , beautifully juicy with blood . |
| 11 | But surely you know your own two-headed love-child . ’ |
| 12 | But then they got their own van and they did most of them , er but then again they they a called on us and said Can you come and do a little job for us ? |
| 13 | Meredith thought she detected a gentler tone creeping into his words , and felt comforted , but then he spoilt it all . |
| 14 | ‘ But then he gave me half an ounce on credit . |
| 15 | So often I wonder whether it 's my right to capitalise … on the grief of others , but then I justify my own particular thoughts by feeling that if I can contribute a little to the understanding of what others are going through , then there is a reason for doing it . ’ |
| 16 | Oh yes , aye for a year or two but then you see they all got into kind of motor cars |
| 17 | Yeah but again I think it all goes back to the script does n't it ? |