Example sentences of "but [adv] [pron] [verb] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm but luckily she 's rubbed it out with thingy so |
| 2 | ‘ It took me three attempts to land the fish but eventually I managed to bring it in to the bank and my mate Paul scooped the net under it . |
| 3 | But perhaps he 'd left it too late . |
| 4 | But somehow we have to do it . |
| 5 | But once I 'd done it , I swore I 'd help others do it . ’ |
| 6 | That is , objectively it may be true , but subjectively I refuse to accept it . |
| 7 | She had broken the law unwittingly , but still she had broken it , and if Jake was really determined he could make her pay for it . |
| 8 | ‘ At the time I did , but later I came to appreciate it . |
| 9 | At first you may have to represent this contradictoriness chronologically , in the manner of ‘ At first the corridor frightened me , but later I came to love it , its hatpegs , its long coats to hide behind . ’ |
| 10 | but now they 've put it . |
| 11 | Other products are bought on the commodity exchanges , like to a large extent tea cocoa and a few other things like Rowntrees buying cocoa from Ghana but now they seem to buy it anywhere that they can get it cheaply . |
| 12 | ‘ We lost our own voice , but now we 've regained it , ’ says one of the teachers . |
| 13 | ‘ I only stole it for the wire , ’ she said , ‘ but now we 've got it I suppose we might as well drink it . ’ |
| 14 | You had an awfully raw deal out of it , but now we have got it right . ’ |
| 15 | No , I did n't , but now she comes to mention it … |
| 16 | But now it 's thought it may have been plundered from the pension fund , and passed to Phusi through an intermediate company . |
| 17 | But now he came to consider it , she 'd had an air of knowing more than she 'd let on throughout the proceedings . |
| 18 | Adam had a shirt on , the kind that buttons up , not a T-shirt , but now he began to take it off , having an idea of what might be about to happen . |
| 19 | ‘ No , but now you come to mention it , he has been coughing a bit . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ But now you 've seen it in an art gallery , do you think it is art ? ’ , someone else asked . |
| 21 | But now I have started it , am well on with it , this is it , this is me , no avoiding the fact . |
| 22 | His name was on the voters ' list as occupying Moat Hall , the small mansion Burden had found deserted , but plainly he had left it months before . |
| 23 | But surely she 'd locked it ? |
| 24 | ‘ Luftwaffe pilot , but even he had to do it from Canada into the States before they were in the war . ’ |
| 25 | It actually has twelve verses but here I have shortened it . |
| 26 | It was thoughtless of Miguel to take the vehicle — but maybe he 'd needed it in a hurry . |
| 27 | But then I began to find it rather unsatisfying , so I 'm now looking for a job , either part-time or full time , but if that does n't work out , I shall get involved in voluntary work . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ And so soon after we were discussing it , too , but then you keep doing it . |
| 29 | It was difficult , she explained , but then she had to do it . |
| 30 | But however you choose to consume it , one thing is for sure : Bourbon tastes a whole lot better than Kentucky Fried Chicken . |