Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [adv] [verb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Early April in the Hebrides can be wild , but we always make it a rule that , if we have decided to go , then we go , regardless of weather conditions . |
| 2 | The warden and his wife , being owners of a Siamese cat , were not overjoyed to see Emily but they reluctantly fed her a saucer of milk , saying that she could stay for one night . |
| 3 | Most of the glasses probably contained hot milk or even worse , but they certainly gave me a thirst . |
| 4 | But he also gives you a feeling that she was trying to show the difference good and evil , in other words , Jane refused to hate her but she did hate her . |
| 5 | PETER NIVEN ( Rubika ) : ‘ Mine just was n't fast enough to stay with the leaders but he still gave me a wonderful ride . ’ |
| 6 | Ossie Ardiles gave me a lot of games and said I was doing well , but he never offered me a contract . |
| 7 | I walked fast — my feet stood up to it very well , I 'd been sensible and worn my trainers not my nice stiletto wobblers , but it still took me a fair old time to get to somewhere possible . |
| 8 | But it still gives you a pang to see performers of the calibre of Stephen Moore , Sian Phillips and Sheila Steafel trapped voluntarily in a vehicle heading nowhere . |
| 9 | You can not blame a brilliant young player who takes , say , the $200,000 he or she is offered , to play just for one night but it inevitably gives them a totally false impression of life and what their tennis priorities ought to be . |