Example sentences of "but [vb base] [pron] [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 But give me warmth in a woman . ’
2 ‘ I 'm fine , but watch your head on the — ’ Too late .
3 I have been forced into exile but maintain my work with the refugee community in Mexico City .
4 Vitamin supplements currently prescribed as part of antenatal care are considered to be safe — but discuss your worries with a health professional .
5 Cut all main branches back to a few inches long and for each prepare 2–3 scions of the new variety as for whip and tongue grafting , but trim their bases to a long wedge shape .
6 A demon seizing a victim may not merely grab , but shoot its claw into the toothless mouth , throttling by the tongue .
7 Repeat , but turn your head to the left .
8 At the same time , the walls of the pocket become extremely thin but retain their connection with the general epidermis .
9 I do not elaborate but take my place on a towel with the others .
10 Should I not , when confronting such decisions , carry on as before but take his advice as a factor counting in favour of the decision he recommends ?
11 Plants which root at the bottom but float their leaves on the surface .
12 They do not spring from a vacuum or according to some arbitrary whim of the people and legislators , but have their origins in the human need to control and order existence .
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